Stephen L. Gaal, O.D.
Optometrist · Charleston, WV
Stephen L. Gaal, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1376569384, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 930-OD, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen L. Gaal
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 930-OD WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Lee St E, Charleston, WV 25301
- Phone
- (304) 343-3363
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2024
- Fax
- (304) 342-3311
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100603000255); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 271 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1301 Lee St E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Summer Jones, O.D.Optometrist1992131627
- Walter Ramsey, ODOptometrist1689626509
Verify Stephen L. Gaal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 930-ODCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost35 claims
- Timolol Maleate16 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: $293.44
4 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Walter S Ramsey OD PLLCCharleston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen L. Gaal among 271 optometrist records in West Virginia
Stephen L. Gaal, O.D. is one of 271 optometrist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2001 among the 169 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in West Virginia
There are 271 optometrist records in West Virginia.
All 271 in West Virginia → Every provider in Charleston → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bellamy, ODCharleston, WV 253011912664574
- Donald Cohen, O.D.Charleston, WV 253011346442571
- Sarah Heath, ODCharleston, WV 253011992322309
- Steven Hosman, ODCharleston, WV 253011841481769
- Summer Jones, O.D.Charleston, WV 253011992131627
- Marlene Mowery, ODCharleston, WV 253011831139419
- Walter Ramsey, ODCharleston, WV 253011689626509
- Christopher Stansbury, O.D.Charleston, WV 253011376569814
Common questions
What is Stephen L. Gaal, O.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen L. Gaal, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376569384, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen L. Gaal, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Lee St E, Charleston, WV, 25301. Phone: (304) 343-3363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen L. Gaal, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 930-OD, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen L. Gaal, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen L. Gaal, O.D. had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.