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Effiemarie McGowan, O.D.

NPI 1457450363ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Pensacola, FL

Optometrist (O.D.) in Pensacola, Florida, trained at Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago (class of 1999). In 2024 Medicare paid $26,647 for 306 patients, and Part D covered 135 of their prescriptions, 71% of them generic. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $433.83 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1457450363
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 21, 2006
Last updated in NPPESAug 4, 2017

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000XOPC3817FL
Optometrist152W00000XTA2293MD

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients306
Services billed393 across 14 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$26,647

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)135 · 276 30-day fills
Patients61
Total drug cost$18,010
Generic share71% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolIllinois College of Optometry at Chicago
Graduation year1999
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$433.83 · 8 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$377.54 · 6 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$232.535
Coopervision Inc.$109.812
Alcon Vision LLC$91.491

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$433.83 · 8 payments

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

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