Christa K. Lows, OD
Optometrist · Douglasville, GA
Christa K. Lows, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Douglasville, Georgia, and NPI 1588665699, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 002028, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christa K. Lows
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 002028 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8841 Hospital Dr Ste 100, Douglasville, GA 30134
- Phone
- (770) 577-2220
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 577-2771
- Medicaid ID
- 355309031B GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040716000178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christa K. Lows in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 002028Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,519 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost542 claims
- Lumigan97 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol90 claims
- Timolol Maleate81 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl78 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate57 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,930.19
27 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.
Christa K. Lows among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
Christa K. Lows, OD is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 62% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Georgia
There are 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
All 1,430 in Georgia → Every provider in Douglasville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Boyles, O.D.Douglasville, GA 301351689723496
- Kathryn Cotter, ODDouglasville, GA 301351639961600
- William Edwards, O.D.Douglasville, GA 301351962402347
- Sheila Gowdy, ODDouglasville, GA 301351669550034
- Kyle Jones, ODDouglasville, GA 301351770673790
- Alisa Nicholson, ODDouglasville, GA 301351790186211
- Meek Patel, ODDouglasville, GA 301351881535631
- Edward Pottlitzer, ODDouglasville, GA 301351164555942
Common questions
What is Christa K. Lows, OD's NPI number?
Christa K. Lows, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588665699, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christa K. Lows, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8841 Hospital Dr Ste 100, Douglasville, GA, 30134. Phone: (770) 577-2220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christa K. Lows, OD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 002028, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christa K. Lows, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christa K. Lows, OD had 1,519 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christa K. Lows, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.