Stephen J. Kelly, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Stephen J. Kelly, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1205059169, issued on Apr 10, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 28419, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen J. Kelly
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 28419 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1830 14TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 933-2250
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 933-2221
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080624000540); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1830 14TH Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen J. Kelly in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28419Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,966 Medicare Part D claims for 558 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Moxifloxacin369 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate333 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine323 claims
- Latanoprost231 claims
- Restasis112 claims
- Timolol Maleate109 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: $164.88
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
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
- 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).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama
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Common questions
What is Stephen J. Kelly, MD's NPI number?
Stephen J. Kelly, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205059169, issued on Apr 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen J. Kelly, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1830 14TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 933-2250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen J. Kelly, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 28419, 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 Stephen J. Kelly, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen J. Kelly, MD had 1,966 Medicare Part D claims for 558 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen J. Kelly, MD'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.