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Richard Thomas Zhou, O.D.

NPI 1134675960ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Northport, AL

Optometrist (O.D.) in Northport, Alabama, trained at University Alabama Birmingham - School of Optometry (class of 2016). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $165,834 for 1,249 claims, against $30,748 paid for services in 2024. Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $40.94 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1134675960
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 31, 2016
Last updated in NPPESSep 8, 2016

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000XS-D59-TA-A68AL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (AL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients217
Services billed1,844 across 23 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$30,748

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,249 · 1,927 30-day fills
Patients294
Total drug cost$165,834
Generic share59% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity Alabama Birmingham - School of Optometry
Graduation year2016
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$40.94 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$165.67 · 3 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.$22.581
Alcon Vision LLC$18.361

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$40.94 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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