NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven K. Birge, O.D.

Optometrist · Tompkinsville, KY

Steven K. Birge, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, and NPI 1801894340, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 1101DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801894340
Name
Steven K. Birge
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1101DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
22 Executive Dr, Tompkinsville, KY 42167
Phone
(270) 487-5741
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(270) 487-9664
Medicaid IDs
1386776169 KY
77011013 KY
1801894340 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100129000358); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1987
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 22 Executive Dr

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

  1. Heather Ross, ODOptometrist1720086267
  2. Willie Ross, O.D.Optometrist1205834587
  3. Joseph Wilson, ODOptometrist1669070041

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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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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60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

443 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Steven Birge443
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost142 claims
  2. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth92 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate46 claims
  4. Prednisolone Acetate35 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol29 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate25 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: $17.49

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.

  1. Steven Birge$17.49
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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. Ross And Birge Inc.Tompkinsville, KY

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

Steven K. Birge among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky

Steven K. Birge, O.D. is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 63% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 optometrist records list a practice address in Tompkinsville

They are 4 of the 76 NPPES records with a practice address in Tompkinsville, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather Ross, ODTompkinsville, KY 421671720086267
  2. Willie Ross, O.D.Tompkinsville, KY 421671205834587
  3. Joseph Wilson, ODTompkinsville, KY 421671669070041
  4. Cayden Ross, ODScottsville, KY 421641750215877
  5. Mark Ross, ODScottsville, KY 421641174623292
  6. Terry Durham, OD PSCGlasgow, KY 421411720151756
  7. Jamison Heffron, ODGlasgow, KY 421411760480297
  8. Jarrod Mayhew, O.D.Glasgow, KY 421411730395187

Common questions

What is Steven K. Birge, O.D.'s NPI number?

Steven K. Birge, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801894340, issued on Jul 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven K. Birge, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 Executive Dr, Tompkinsville, KY, 42167. Phone: (270) 487-5741. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven K. Birge, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1101DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Steven K. Birge, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven K. Birge, O.D. had 443 Medicare Part D claims for 171 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.