Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 22,253
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 276
- Part D claims, 2024
- 119
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Industry payments
- $420
- Practice address
- 500 Hargrove E Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
- Practice phone
- Call (205) 343-0003
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Retina Specialists of West Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dr. Taylor practices at Retina Specialists of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Dr. Taylor's NPI, 1568491017, was assigned on June 30, 2006. Dr. Taylor graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Taylor holds Alabama license 15903.
- NPI
- 1568491017NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7214936681
- NPI enumeration date
- June 30, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (205) 343-0003
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. practices at Retina Specialists of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dr. Taylor's primary practice is Retina Specialists of West Alabama, at 500 Hargrove E Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 in Tuscaloosa County. The practice phone is (205) 343-0003.
- Retina Specialists of West Alabama500 Hargrove E Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 · Tuscaloosa CountyPhone(205) 343-0003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Taylor's primary practice is Retina Specialists of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Taylor to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Taylor practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Retina Specialists of West Alabama | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. is one of 19 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians in Alabama
Retina specialist is Dr. Taylor's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207WX0107X. Dr. Taylor is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Retina specialist (ophthalmology), AlabamaPrimary
Retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians near Dr. Taylor
Counts of retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. billed Medicare for 22,253 services in 2024
CMS data shows 22,253 Medicare services from Dr. Taylor across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 276 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,594,258 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Taylor's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 7,7402024: 18,713142%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,7852024: 1,51215%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,4902024: 1,3758%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7832024: 65317%
Dr. Taylor compared with the Alabama median for retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians, 2024
- Dr. Taylor
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 22,253vs 14,54753% above
- Medicare patients
- 276vs 82567% below
- Part D claims
- 84vs 59286% below
Medians across 19 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Taylor's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. treated 276 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80
CMS counts 276 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Taylor in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 99 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Taylor's median patient age at 75, with 52% women.
Dr. Taylor's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Taylor's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17162%
- Men10538%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Taylor's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis54%
- Diabetes40%
- Chronic kidney disease34%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Atrial fibrillation29%
- Mood disorders27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Taylor's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. wrote 119 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Taylor wrote 119 Medicare Part D claims for 36 patients. 62% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 84 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,833 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 36 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Taylor's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic74 claims62%
- Brand-name45 claims38%
Dr. Taylor's 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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 362024: 84133%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Taylor for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Taylor accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Taylor's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. received $420 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Taylor from 5 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $181.
General payments to Dr. Taylor by program year, 2022 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Taylor the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Taylor graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1990.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr.'s profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr.'s NPI number is 1568491017. It was assigned on June 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr.?
Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician (taxonomy code 207WX0107X).
Where does Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. practice?
Dr. Taylor practices at 500 Hargrove E Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. Dr. Taylor's primary practice is Retina Specialists of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Taylor to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Taylor is (205) 343-0003.
What is Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Taylor holds Alabama license 15903.
Does Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Taylor billed Medicare for 22,253 services in 2024, and Dr. Taylor accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr.'s MIPS score?
Dr. Taylor's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. see?
CMS counts 276 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Taylor in 2024, with an average age of 80.
What services does Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Taylor's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), injected or infused drug (J2782) and eye exam or test (92134).
Where did Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Taylor graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1990.
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What drugs does Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Taylor's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Ketorolac Tromethamine and Dorzolamide-Timolol.
Has Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $420 in general payments to Dr. Taylor from 5 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.
How long has Dr. Samuel Wayne Taylor Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Taylor graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
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