Saba E. Ayalew, OD
Optometrist · Washington, DC
Saba E. Ayalew, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1912081514, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (District of Columbia OP562, as entered in NPPES) with the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saba E. Ayalew
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OP562 DC
OP562 MD
OP562 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Penn Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006
- Phone
- (202) 659-6555
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (202) 659-2134
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Saba E. Ayalew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich District of Columbia board licenses this profession
Search for license OP562Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 82% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Xiidra12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,027.73
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Optometrist providers in District of Columbia
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Common questions
What is Saba E. Ayalew, OD's NPI number?
Saba E. Ayalew, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912081514, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saba E. Ayalew, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Penn Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20006. Phone: (202) 659-6555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saba E. Ayalew, OD's license?
NPPES lists District of Columbia license number OP562, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Saba E. Ayalew, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saba E. Ayalew, OD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.