Harika Karunakota
Optometrist · Augusta, GA
Harika Karunakota is an optometrist with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1215719968, issued on Oct 17, 2023. Check the license with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Harika Karunakota
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2441 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1330 Interstate Pkwy, Augusta, GA 30909
- Phone
- (706) 651-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2023
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231219002571); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1330 Interstate Pkwy
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Verify Harika Karunakota in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia 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
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
769 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost182 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate100 claims
- Moxifloxacin79 claims
- Erythromycin72 claims
- Timolol Maleate53 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone47 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: $190.58
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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 one group practice
- Eye Physicians And Surgeons OF Augusta, PCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Harika Karunakota among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
Harika Karunakota 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 2023, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Augusta → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Artrip, O.D.Augusta, GA 309091104232081
- Kennedy Belangee, ODAugusta, GA 309091255011060
- Miguel Bosch, ODAugusta, GA 309091750464178
- Jennifer Brodil, ODAugusta, GA 309091912648395
- Abdul Daranijoh, O.DAugusta, GA 309091013000744
- Douglas Ellenberger, ODAugusta, GA 309091841588555
- George Hamiter, ODAugusta, GA 309091669555181
- Harold Hoover, ODAugusta, GA 309091710013222
Common questions
What is Harika Karunakota's NPI number?
Harika Karunakota's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215719968, issued on Oct 17, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Harika Karunakota located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1330 Interstate Pkwy, Augusta, GA, 30909. Phone: (706) 651-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Harika Karunakota's license?
Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Harika Karunakota prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Harika Karunakota had 769 Medicare Part D claims for 397 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.