NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Justin L. Kohls, O.D.

Optometrist · Phoenix, AZ

Justin L. Kohls, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1023128949, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 1304, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023128949
Name
Justin L. Kohls
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1304 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2525 W Carefree Hwy Unit 116, Phoenix, AZ 85085
Phone
(623) 582-3937
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(623) 249-4307
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040106000607); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 2003
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 2525 W Carefree Hwy Unit 116

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

  1. Michelle Kohls, O.D.Optometrist1801840285

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

177 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Justin Kohls177
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost81 claims
  2. Erythromycin29 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate11 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: $459.10

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.

  1. Justin Kohls$459.10
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. North Valley Eye Care PCPhoenix, AZ

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

Justin L. Kohls among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona

Justin L. Kohls, O.D. is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2010 among the 746 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Arizona

There are 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gail Akerman, O.D.Phoenix, AZ 850851275522245
  2. Michelle Kohls, O.D.Phoenix, AZ 850851801840285
  3. Peggy Koop, O.D.Phoenix, AZ 850851750378048
  4. Richard Koop, O.D.Phoenix, AZ 850851417944307
  5. Charles Lynn, O.D.Phoenix, AZ 850851922192582
  6. Christopher WongPhoenix, AZ 850851063158137
  7. Svetlana Aleshina, ODAnthem, AZ 850861437360914
  8. Thomas Czyz, O.D.Anthem, AZ 850861558470583

Common questions

What is Justin L. Kohls, O.D.'s NPI number?

Justin L. Kohls, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023128949, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Justin L. Kohls, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 W Carefree Hwy Unit 116, Phoenix, AZ, 85085. Phone: (623) 582-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Justin L. Kohls, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 1304, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Justin L. Kohls, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Justin L. Kohls, O.D. had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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.