Dr. Thomas M Allison , MD
Ophthalmology β’ Birmingham, AL
2700 10th Ave S, Ste 402
Birmingham, AL 352051248
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2700 10th Ave S
Ste 402
Birmingham, AL 352051248
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Compared with the same specialty in Birmingham and Alabama
78 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Birmingham, AL (237 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Birmingham
0% of these 78 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
59% of these 78 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Dermatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 08, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to November 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Birmingham
- Dr. Benjamin Roberts, MD
- Dr. James Kelly, MD
- Dr. Kristen Peterson, MD
- Dr. David Baxley, MD
- Dr. Calvin Mcnelly, MD
- Dr. Joshua Stein, MD
Mailing Address
2700 10th Ave S, Ste 402
Birmingham, AL 352051248
Phone: 2059330439