Christine Kumar
Optometrist · Dorchester, MA
Christine Kumar is an optometrist with a practice address in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1508580143, issued on Sep 27, 2022. Check the license (Massachusetts 5558, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Kumar
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5558 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1353 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122
- Phone
- (617) 288-3230
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 5558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
286 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost131 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate27 claims
- Cyclosporine17 claims
- Erythromycin17 claims
- Rhopressa15 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 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: $26.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.
Christine Kumar among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Christine Kumar is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Dorchester
They are 16 of the 1,663 NPPES records with a practice address in Dorchester, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lindsay Braun, O.D.Dorchester, MA 021221669727095
- Olga HernandezDorchester, MA 021221497680680
- Douglas Hoffman, ODDorchester, MA 021221790747574
- Grace Jeong, O.D.Dorchester, MA 021221093121816
- Ha Tien Le, O.DDorchester, MA 021221912253386
- Tu Quynh Nguyen, O.D.Dorchester, MA 021221598730137
- Sidney PerezDorchester, MA 021221619635950
- Komal Thakore, O.D.Dorchester, MA 021221568598548
Common questions
What is Christine Kumar's NPI number?
Christine Kumar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508580143, issued on Sep 27, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Kumar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1353 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA, 02122. Phone: (617) 288-3230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Kumar's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 5558, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine Kumar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Kumar had 286 Medicare Part D claims for 79 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.