Sara Lynn McGowan, OD, MSC
Optometrist · Birmingham, AL
Sara Lynn McGowan, OD, MSC is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1669988309, issued on Dec 18, 2017. Check the license (Alabama R-267-TA-B28, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Lynn McGowan
- Credential
- OD, MSC
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- R-267-TA-B28 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4647 Highway 280 Ste C, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 995-2020
- Enumerated
- Dec 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 995-4795
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181009002370); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Sara Lynn McGowan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license R-267-TA-B28Check 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
34 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of 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: $186.64
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Alabama LLCMountain Brk, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
168 optometrist records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 168 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 168 in Birmingham → All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham →
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is Sara Lynn McGowan, OD, MSC's NPI number?
Sara Lynn McGowan, OD, MSC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669988309, issued on Dec 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Lynn McGowan, OD, MSC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Highway 280 Ste C, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 995-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Lynn McGowan, OD, MSC's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number R-267-TA-B28, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara Lynn McGowan, OD, MSC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Lynn McGowan, OD, MSC had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.