NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Julia Kitchens, O.D.

Optometrist · St Johnsbury, VT

Julia Kitchens, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in St Johnsbury, Vermont, and NPI 1245894229, issued on Apr 25, 2019. Check the license (Vermont 030.0133956, as entered in NPPES) with the Vermont board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245894229
Name
Julia Kitchens
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
030.0133956 VT
2019018360 MO
1057 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
468 Hospital Dr, St Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone
(802) 748-3536
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2022
Fax
(802) 748-4838
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220216002160); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 468 Hospital Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jennifer Boggie, O.D.Optometrist1356587976
  2. Erica Guelette, ODOptometrist1144741992
  3. Molly King -Gove, ODOptometrist1548780133
  4. Richard Leven, O.D.Optometrist1962517292
  5. Karena Shippee, ODOptometrist1790822179

Verify Julia Kitchens in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Vermont board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

542 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.

  1. Julia Kitchens542
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost133 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate51 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol49 claims
  4. Restasis46 claims
  5. Fluorometholone38 claims
  6. Lumigan37 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Shippee Family Eye Care PCSaint Johnsbury, VT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Julia Kitchens among 134 optometrist records in Vermont

Julia Kitchens, O.D. is one of 134 optometrist records with a practice address in Vermont. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 66% 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 Vermont practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 optometrist records list a practice address in St Johnsbury

They are 9 of the 323 NPPES records with a practice address in St Johnsbury, and 134 optometrist records in Vermont.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abigail Bernier, ODSaint Johnsbury, VT 058191427984400
  2. Jennifer Boggie, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191356587976
  3. Jill Ganch, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191811203847
  4. Erica Guelette, ODSt Johnsbury, VT 058191144741992
  5. Molly King -Gove, ODSt Johnsbury, VT 058191548780133
  6. Richard Leven, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191962517292
  7. Paul Lindstrom, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191649266149
  8. Brian Mawhinney, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191467448613

Common questions

What is Julia Kitchens, O.D.'s NPI number?

Julia Kitchens, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245894229, issued on Apr 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Julia Kitchens, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 468 Hospital Dr, St Johnsbury, VT, 05819. Phone: (802) 748-3536. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Julia Kitchens, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Vermont license number 030.0133956, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Julia Kitchens, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Julia Kitchens, O.D. had 542 Medicare Part D claims for 196 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.