Carolyn Van
Optometrist · Lafayette, LA
Carolyn Van is an optometrist with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1366827586, issued on Jul 29, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 1794-728AT, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn Van
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1794-728AT LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Meadow Farm Dr., Lafayette, LA 70508
- Phone
- (337) 541-7040
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 541-7041
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151029001033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carolyn Van in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1794-728ATCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
54 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis14 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $146.72
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolyn Van OD And Associates LLCLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carolyn Van among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Carolyn Van is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Louisiana
There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marcus Andrepont, O.D.Lafayette, LA 705081861591422
- Sara Armand, O.D.Lafayette, LA 705081497767511
- John Bollich, ODLafayette, LA 705081437769593
- Skylar CourvilleLafayette, LA 705081982568796
- Angelina Dang, ODLafayette, LA 705081194407155
- Thom Dinh, ODLafayette, LA 705081649584087
- Ricky Lacombe, O.D.Lafayette, LA 705081295834141
- Chinh Le, O.D.Lafayette, LA 705081467539742
Common questions
What is Carolyn Van's NPI number?
Carolyn Van's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366827586, issued on Jul 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn Van located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Meadow Farm Dr., Lafayette, LA, 70508. Phone: (337) 541-7040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn Van's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1794-728AT, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carolyn Van prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carolyn Van had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.