NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara M. Mullins, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Birmingham, AL

Sara M. Mullins, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1609002237, issued on Jun 10, 2009. Check the license (Alabama MD.30391, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609002237
Name
Sara M. Mullins
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
MD.30391 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
700 18TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 325-8372
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2009
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 325-8270
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140219000246); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 700 18TH St S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michael Albert, MDOphthalmology Physician1730165325
  2. Joy Chuang, O.D.Optometrist1225477466
  3. Andrew Everett, MDOphthalmology Physician1821070764
  4. Richard Feist, MDOphthalmology Physician1114903556
  5. Marcela Frazier, O.D.Optometrist1932114311
  6. Jennifer Gibson, ODOptometrist1134974397

Verify Sara M. Mullins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,445 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.

  1. Sara Mullins1,445
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost543 claims
  2. Restasis140 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol91 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate91 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate87 claims
  6. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth86 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $416.63

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Mullins$416.63
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Stephen J Kelly MD PCBirmingham, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sara M. Mullins among 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama

Sara M. Mullins, M.D. is one of 234 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 76% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Albert, MDBirmingham, AL 352331730165325
  2. Ann Marie Arciniegas-Bernal, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331609089804
  3. Michael Callahan, MDBirmingham, AL 352331902892151
  4. Martin Cogen, MDBirmingham, AL 352331952345134
  5. Robert Crain, MDBirmingham, AL 352331295771699
  6. Andrew Everett, MDBirmingham, AL 352331821070764
  7. Richard Feist, MDBirmingham, AL 352331114903556
  8. Priscilla Fowler, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331851398093

Common questions

What is Sara M. Mullins, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sara M. Mullins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609002237, issued on Jun 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara M. Mullins, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 18TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 325-8372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara M. Mullins, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.30391, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sara M. Mullins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara M. Mullins, M.D. had 1,445 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sara M. Mullins, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.