Joshua Kent Johnston, OD
NPI 1013929520ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Atlanta, GA
Optometrist (OD) in Atlanta, Georgia, trained at Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago (class of 2004). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $633,882 for 1,234 claims, against $191,067 paid for services in 2024. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 16 companies reporting payments in 2025, $252,314 in all, mostly compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a me.
Overview
| NPI | 1013929520 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 13, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 25, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 25, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | OPT002197 | GA |
| Optometrist | 152W00000X | OPT13677T | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 700 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,494 across 27 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $191,067 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,234 · 2,105 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 509 |
| Total drug cost | $633,882 |
| Generic share | 36% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2004 |
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Eugene B Gabianelli MD and Assoc LLCAtlanta, GA · 31 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$252,314 · 442 payments from 16 companies
- 2024$156,649 · 268 payments from 17 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $77,864 | 117 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $71,807 | 120 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | $34,117 | 36 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $24,384 | 52 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $18,574 | 39 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$95,425 · 28 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$68,400 · 23 payments
- Consulting Fee$29,775 · 15 payments
- Travel and Lodging$28,718 · 175 payments
- Honoraria$20,200 · 3 payments
- Food and Beverage$9,796 · 198 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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