Julie Kay Porter Kern, OD
Optometrist · Port Charlotte, FL
Julie Kay Porter Kern, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Port Charlotte, Florida, and NPI 1154431369, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Florida OPC003041, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julie Kay Porter Kern
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPC003041 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1441 Tamiami Trl, Port Charlotte, FL 33948
- Phone
- (941) 624-4600
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (941) 624-6105
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091114000031); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1441 Tamiami Trl
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Martin Zieman, O.D.Optometrist1982776910
Verify Julie Kay Porter Kern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC003041Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost16 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone16 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.
Julie Kay Porter Kern among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Julie Kay Porter Kern, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 optometrist records list a practice address in Port Charlotte
They are 19 of the 1,685 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Charlotte, and 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Denise Billings, ODPort Charlotte, FL 339481205845781
- Lynn Chism, O.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339481104886845
- James Coppola, ODPort Charlotte, FL 339481093797300
- Jolene Gregg, O.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339481538218201
- Todd Lovero, O.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339481134167539
- Andrew Vaneenenaam, O.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339481386909729
- Martin Zieman, O.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339481982776910
- Debra McCracken, O.D.Punta Gorda, FL 339501740231869
Common questions
What is Julie Kay Porter Kern, OD's NPI number?
Julie Kay Porter Kern, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154431369, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julie Kay Porter Kern, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1441 Tamiami Trl, Port Charlotte, FL, 33948. Phone: (941) 624-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julie Kay Porter Kern, OD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC003041, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Julie Kay Porter Kern, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julie Kay Porter Kern, OD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 23 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.