Kara Detsch
Optometrist · Ridgway, PA
Kara Detsch is an optometrist with a practice address in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1396500328, issued on Feb 19, 2024. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG004159, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Detsch
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG004159 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20 N Broad St, Ridgway, PA 15853
- Phone
- (814) 772-0674
- Enumerated
- Feb 19, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Kara Detsch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG004159Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 279 among the 32,314 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Mary Reed Dacanal, OD Inc.Johnsonburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,606 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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- Ross Agagliati, O.D.Homestead, PA1649623992
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Common questions
What is Kara Detsch's NPI number?
Kara Detsch's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396500328, issued on Feb 19, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Detsch located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 N Broad St, Ridgway, PA, 15853. Phone: (814) 772-0674. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Detsch's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG004159, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Detsch prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Detsch had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 279. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.