Claudine Y. Kawabata, OD
Optometrist · Boston, MA
Claudine Y. Kawabata, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1396797908, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 4219, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claudine Y. Kawabata
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4219 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Staniford St Ste 600, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 367-4800
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2022
- Fax
- (617) 723-7028
- Medicaid ID
- 0324060 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100317000157); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 50 Staniford St Ste 600
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Claudine Y. Kawabata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 4219Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
169 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 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost38 claims
- Restasis19 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone12 claims
- Ofloxacin11 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: $660.77
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Georgetown Eye Associates IncGeorgetown, MA
- Ophthalmic Consultants OF Boston IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claudine Y. Kawabata among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Claudine Y. Kawabata, OD 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- 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).
Optometrist providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ursula Bator, ODBoston, MA 021141588619282
- Paul Cangiano, O.D.Boston, MA 021141538238787
- Jennifer Casey, ODBoston, MA 021141174574453
- Louis D'Ambrosio, O.D.Boston, MA 021141710908207
- Michael Dalton, ODBoston, MA 021141174573521
- Mark Kirstein, ODBoston, MA 021141033161450
- Jeffrey Kublin, ODBoston, MA 021141083630578
- Christine Morris, O.D.Boston, MA 021141326109794
Common questions
What is Claudine Y. Kawabata, OD's NPI number?
Claudine Y. Kawabata, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396797908, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claudine Y. Kawabata, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Staniford St Ste 600, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 367-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claudine Y. Kawabata, OD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 4219, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Claudine Y. Kawabata, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claudine Y. Kawabata, OD had 169 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.