Charles Frank Cohen, O.D.
Optometrist · Kenner, LA
Charles Frank Cohen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Kenner, Louisiana, and NPI 1184780538, issued on Dec 29, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 724-185T, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Frank Cohen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 724-185T LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 817 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA 70065
- Phone
- (504) 712-3551
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 712-3556
- Medicaid ID
- 1171131 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190117000917); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1966
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Frank Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 724-185TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Heitmeier Physicians OpticalMarrero, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Frank Cohen among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Charles Frank Cohen, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1966 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Kenner → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Dileo, O.D.Kenner, LA 700651467624601
- Koleman Finkelstein, ODKenner, LA 700651881610731
- Jennifer Vaught, O.D.Kenner, LA 700651033204128
- Jennifer Moncada, O.D.La Place, LA 700681922290949
- David Ostrick, O.D.La Place, LA 700681831114073
- Paul Prouet, O.D.Kenner, LA 700621184686420
- Anh Vu, O.D.La Place, LA 700681841381084
- Richard Granger, O.D.Lutcher, LA 700711720058878
Common questions
What is Charles Frank Cohen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Frank Cohen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184780538, issued on Dec 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Frank Cohen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 817 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA, 70065. Phone: (504) 712-3551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Frank Cohen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 724-185T, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles Frank Cohen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Frank Cohen, O.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; 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.