John Essinger O.D., M.S.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1790705424 is registered to John Essinger O.D., M.S., a Optometrist practising at 2531 Rocky Ridge Rd, Suite 116 in Birmingham, Alabama. Optometrist is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. John Essinger O.D., M.S. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
This record carries 6 secondary identifiers beyond the base NPI: Medicaid and other payer cross-references used by billers and credentialers, which the standard CMS NPPES lookup does not surface. It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 1 PECOS enrollment record (with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 1,469 Optometrist providers on file in Alabama.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Other
- 760709613AL· Issued by TRICARE
- P00112035AL· Issued by RAILROAD MEDICARE
- 4691470001AL· Issued by MEDICARE PALMETTO GBA
- 51514007AL· Issued by BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
- 2210554AL· Issued by UNITED HEALTH CARE
Medicaid
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20040302001021OptometryAL
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans John Essinger O.D., M.S. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact John Essinger O.D., M.S. directly at (205) 978-4088.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1790705424 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Optometrist is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (205) 978-4088.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. John Essinger O.D., M.S. is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 1,469 Optometrist providers are registered in Alabama, and John Essinger O.D., M.S. is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.