Kara Elizabeth Foster, OD
Optometrist · Lillington, NC
Kara Elizabeth Foster, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lillington, North Carolina, and NPI 1518291756, issued on Sep 21, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2169, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Elizabeth Foster
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2169 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 104 S Main St, Lillington, NC 27546
- Phone
- (910) 814-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2025
- Fax
- (919) 639-8508
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 104 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Aaron Glass, O.D.Vision Therapy Optometrist1871741157
- Jo'Ann Todd, ODOptometrist1205169653
Verify Kara Elizabeth Foster 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 2169Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan16 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: $34.43
2 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Kara Elizabeth Foster among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Kara Elizabeth Foster, OD 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 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Lillington
They are 4 of the 368 NPPES records with a practice address in Lillington, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Valerie Colborn, O.D.Lillington, NC 275461518989607
- Laura Smith, O.D.Lillington, NC 275461265480271
- Jo'Ann Todd, ODLillington, NC 275461205169653
- Teresa Angeli, O.D.Knightdale, NC 275451245464411
- Shanar Lou, O.D.Knightdale, NC 275451407162852
- Destiny McDuffie, ODKnightdale, NC 275451740875293
- Timothy Poirier, O.D.Knightdale, NC 275451053420638
- Adam Sauls, ODKnightdale, NC 275451568297463
Common questions
What is Kara Elizabeth Foster, OD's NPI number?
Kara Elizabeth Foster, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518291756, issued on Sep 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Elizabeth Foster, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 104 S Main St, Lillington, NC, 27546. Phone: (910) 814-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Elizabeth Foster, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2169, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Elizabeth Foster, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Elizabeth Foster, OD had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.