NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kaitlin A. Philipsen, OD

Optometrist · Milwaukee, WI

Kaitlin A. Philipsen, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and NPI 1215550843, issued on May 18, 2020. Check the license (Wisconsin 3686, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin 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
1215550843
Name
Kaitlin A. Philipsen
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
3686 WI
0003579 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7878 N 76TH St, Milwaukee, WI 53223
Phone
(414) 586-5710
Enumerated
May 18, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2024
Medicaid ID
100177909 WI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210820000988); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2020
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 7878 N 76TH St

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

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  2. Kayla Brezovar, DPTPhysical Therapist1639851835
  3. Joseph Bridges, PTPhysical Therapist1093801532
  4. Tara Bully, FNP, APNPNurse Practitioner1922166685
  5. Heidi Doerr, MSPT, OMPTPhysical Therapist1437238391
  6. Nick Douglas, PTPhysical Therapist1780229039

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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

1,173 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Kaitlin Philipsen1,173
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost538 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol122 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate95 claims
  4. Restasis75 claims
  5. Prednisolone Acetate67 claims
  6. Timolol Maleate50 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. Aurora Advanced Healthcare, Inc.Milwaukee, WI

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

Kaitlin A. Philipsen among 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin

Kaitlin A. Philipsen, OD is one of 1,161 optometrist records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Wisconsin

There are 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Engelbrecht, O.D.Milwaukee, WI 532231881046779
  2. Stephen Nebel, O.D.Milwaukee, WI 532231457424822
  3. George Hanson, ODMilwaukee, WI 532221679540892
  4. Sarah Kayali, ODWauwatosa, WI 532221104709153
  5. Mathew Schuller, ODWauwatosa, WI 532221710045927
  6. Maria Steck, O.D.Wauwatosa, WI 532221306966379
  7. Robert Blankenbehler, O.DMilwaukee, WI 532251700034931
  8. Darwin Chentnik, O.D.Milwaukee, WI 532211326107988

Common questions

What is Kaitlin A. Philipsen, OD's NPI number?

Kaitlin A. Philipsen, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215550843, issued on May 18, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kaitlin A. Philipsen, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7878 N 76TH St, Milwaukee, WI, 53223. Phone: (414) 586-5710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kaitlin A. Philipsen, OD's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 3686, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kaitlin A. Philipsen, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kaitlin A. Philipsen, OD had 1,173 Medicare Part D claims for 268 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.