Caron K. Fernandez, OD
Optometrist · Hilo, HI
Caron K. Fernandez, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hilo, Hawaii, and NPI 1962595116, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii OD-519, as entered in NPPES) with the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caron K. Fernandez
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD-519 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1248 Kinoole St Ste 103, Hilo, HI 96720
- Phone
- (808) 464-4468
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 969-1924
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040421001198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1248 Kinoole St Ste 103
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sheareen Gedayloo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1801840525
Verify Caron K. Fernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Hawaii board licenses this profession
Search for license OD-519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,571 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost559 claims
- Timolol Maleate182 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol165 claims
- Brinzolamide111 claims
- Azelastine Hcl61 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate60 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $89.19
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Caron K. Fernandez among 353 optometrist records in Hawaii
Caron K. Fernandez, OD is one of 353 optometrist records with a practice address in Hawaii. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 72% 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 Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 optometrist records list a practice address in Hilo
They are 19 of the 1,758 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilo, and 353 optometrist records in Hawaii.
All 353 in Hawaii → Every provider in Hilo → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angel Camblor, O.D.Hilo, HI 967201922185503
- Daniel Debaca, O.D.Hilo, HI 967201568554640
- Mealiinani Duarte-Hernandez, O.D.Hilo, HI 967201679721856
- Ian Kawamoto, O.D.Hilo, HI 967201972589273
- Glenn Kunimura, O.D.Hilo, HI 967201497841050
- Jennifer Maeda, O.D.Hilo, HI 967201699853150
- Andrew Maeda, O.D.Hilo, HI 967201992851349
- Janet Mitchell, O.D.Hilo, HI 967201205117884
Common questions
What is Caron K. Fernandez, OD's NPI number?
Caron K. Fernandez, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962595116, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caron K. Fernandez, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1248 Kinoole St Ste 103, Hilo, HI, 96720. Phone: (808) 464-4468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caron K. Fernandez, OD's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number OD-519, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caron K. Fernandez, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caron K. Fernandez, OD had 1,571 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Caron K. Fernandez, OD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.