Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains, MD

  • Birmingham, AL
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1386847374PAC ID1557539715
Medicare services, 2024
2,131
Medicare patients, 2024
1,013
Part D claims, 2024
3,334
MIPS score, 2024
87
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1000 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35205
Practice phone
Call (205) 918-1205
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Primary practice

Alabama Ophthalmology Surgery Suite

Surgery Center - Not Medicare-Certified · Birmingham, Alabama

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Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains is an ophthalmologist in Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Bains practices at Alabama Ophthalmology Surgery Suite in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Bains' NPI, 1386847374, was assigned on June 7, 2007. Dr. Bains graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Bains holds Alabama license 28255.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1557539715
NPI enumeration date
June 7, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(205) 918-1205
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains practices at Alabama Ophthalmology Surgery Suite in Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Bains' primary practice is Alabama Ophthalmology Surgery Suite, at 1000 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35205. The practice phone is (205) 918-1205.

  • Alabama Ophthalmology Surgery Suite
    1000 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35205Phone(205) 918-1205

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Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Bains' primary practice is Alabama Ophthalmology Surgery Suite in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Bains is also affiliated with UAB Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bains to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Bains' employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bains practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Alabama Ophthalmology Surgery SuiteAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains is one of 202 ophthalmologists in Alabama

Ophthalmology is Dr. Bains' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Bains' licenses on file in 2 states: Alabama and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 28255 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Texas licenseLicense N6157

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Bains

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Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains billed Medicare for 2,131 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,131 Medicare services from Dr. Bains across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,013 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $190,127 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,131
Medicare patients1,013
Paid by Medicare$190,127
Procedure codes16

Dr. Bains' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,1652024: 1,05110%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 8352024: 8162%
Surgery
2023: 3102024: 26415%

Where Dr. Bains' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,94391%
  • In a facility1889%

Dr. Bains compared with the Alabama median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Bains
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
2,131vs 1,22874% above
Medicare patients
1,013vs 55284% above
Part D claims
3,228vs 9233.5 times

Medians across 211 ophthalmologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bains' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains treated 1,013 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 1,013 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bains in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 437 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bains' median patient age at 73, with 65% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,013
Average age75
Average risk score1.02
Also on Medicaid4%

Dr. Bains' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bains' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women62762%
  • Men38638%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bains' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis54%
  4. Ischemic heart disease26%
  5. Diabetes25%
  6. Chronic kidney disease22%
  7. Anxiety21%
  8. Mood disorders20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bains' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women65%
  • Men35%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains wrote 3,334 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bains wrote 3,334 Medicare Part D claims for 881 patients. 46% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,228 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,916,327 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,062 claims across 24 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,334
Drugs named by CMS28
Total drug cost$1.9M
Part D patients881

Dr. Bains' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,517 claims46%
  • Brand-name1,817 claims54%

Dr. Bains' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bains' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%58 of 3,334 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3,0622024: 3,2285%

Drugs named by CMS: 28 in 2024, 24 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Bains for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bains accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 266 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Bains, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Bains' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 87of 100Final score
  • 89.7of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 72of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Bains ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
88th percentile266 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains received $40,823 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 278 general payments to Dr. Bains from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 31% of the total. Glaukos Corporation paid the most, $18,830.

General payments to Dr. Bains by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Bains by kind, 2016 to 2025

$40.8Kin total
  • Consulting fees$12,82531%
  • Food and beverage$11,64429%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$6,27115%
  • Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$5,73814%
  • Other$4,34611%

Companies that paid Dr. Bains the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine

Dr. Bains graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2006.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains' NPI number?

Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains' NPI number is 1386847374. It was assigned on June 7, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains?

Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains is an ophthalmologist in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains practice?

Dr. Bains practices at 1000 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35205. Dr. Bains' primary practice is Alabama Ophthalmology Surgery Suite in Birmingham, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bains to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bains is (205) 918-1205.

What is Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains' medical license number?

Dr. Bains holds Alabama license 28255, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bains in Alabama and Texas.

Which hospitals is Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains affiliated with?

Dr. Bains is affiliated with UAB Hospital.

Does Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bains billed Medicare for 2,131 services in 2024, and Dr. Bains accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains' MIPS score?

Dr. Bains' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains see?

CMS counts 1,013 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bains in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bains' most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains go to medical school?

Dr. Bains graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2006.

What drugs does Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bains' most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Fluorometholone and Restasis.

Has Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $40,823 in general payments to Dr. Bains from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Glaukos Corporation.

How long has Dr. Kristin Carroll Bains been practicing?

Dr. Bains graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

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