Ester Kohen, O.D
Optometrist · Arlington, VA
Ester Kohen, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Arlington, Virginia, and NPI 1376925032, issued on Jun 18, 2015. Check the license with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ester Kohen
- Credential
- O.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV008291 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4238 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22203
- Phone
- (703) 236-3169
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2025
- Fax
- (703) 416-0818
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250214000949); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ester Kohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $684.92
10 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Zen Eyecare LLCAlexandria, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ester Kohen among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Ester Kohen, O.D is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Larry London, O.D.Arlington, VA 222031700818473
- Diane Macdonald, O.D.Arlington, VA 222031730210170
- Shivani Patel, ODArlington, VA 222031235056029
- Amy Rojo, ODArlington, VA 222031619661899
- Hugh Steer, O.D.Arlington, VA 222031942516562
Common questions
What is Ester Kohen, O.D's NPI number?
Ester Kohen, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376925032, issued on Jun 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ester Kohen, O.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4238 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA, 22203. Phone: (703) 236-3169. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ester Kohen, O.D's license?
Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ester Kohen, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ester Kohen, O.D had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ester Kohen, O.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.