Kala Brown Brewer, O.D.
Optometrist · Elkin, NC
Kala Brown Brewer, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Elkin, North Carolina, and NPI 1699116723, issued on Jul 17, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2358, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kala Brown Brewer
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2358 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 346 N Bridge St, Elkin, NC 28621
- Phone
- (336) 835-1312
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 835-9911
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140822002524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 346 N Bridge St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Janet Perkins, O.D.Optometrist1851396782
- Lawrence Schonhofen, O.D.Optometrist1598713224
Verify Kala Brown Brewer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2358Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
562 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost107 claims
- Timolol Maleate55 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol48 claims
- Restasis37 claims
- Travoprost36 claims
- Xdemvy26 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $491.54
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Oliver Optometric Eye CareElkin, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kala Brown Brewer among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Kala Brown Brewer, O.D. is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Elkin
They are 5 of the 227 NPPES records with a practice address in Elkin, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Elkin → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Cartwright, O.D.Elkin, NC 286211194823955
- Stephen Harrell, O.D.Elkin, NC 286211609853878
- Janet Perkins, O.D.Elkin, NC 286211851396782
- Lawrence Schonhofen, O.D.Elkin, NC 286211598713224
- Claire Head, ODStatesville, NC 286251922886431
- Juli Swaim, ODStatesville, NC 286251013060763
- Stacie Williams, ODStatesville, NC 286251932890084
- John Griggs, ODConover, NC 286131023172152
Common questions
What is Kala Brown Brewer, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kala Brown Brewer, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699116723, issued on Jul 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kala Brown Brewer, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 346 N Bridge St, Elkin, NC, 28621. Phone: (336) 835-1312. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kala Brown Brewer, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2358, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kala Brown Brewer, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kala Brown Brewer, O.D. had 562 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kala Brown Brewer, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.