Kara Elizabeth Heying, OD
Optometrist · Cedar Rapids, IA
Kara Elizabeth Heying, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and NPI 1184615379, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 2110, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Elizabeth Heying
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2110 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4207 Glass Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Phone
- (319) 366-4455
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 362-8461
- Medicaid ID
- 1175919 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060817000046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Elizabeth Heying in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 2110Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost12 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
- Drs Heying And Heying PCCedar Rapids, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Elizabeth Heying among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Kara Elizabeth Heying, OD is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 74% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Iowa
There are 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Cedar Rapids → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samer Arafat, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021003256165
- Ryan Berger, O.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524021720468044
- Lynda Burr, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021144225194
- Molly Camerer, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021922449487
- Todd Heying, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021275524795
- Richard Hill, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021417938317
- Bryan Hoke, O.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524021215367073
- Sophia Khatri, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021255044061
Common questions
What is Kara Elizabeth Heying, OD's NPI number?
Kara Elizabeth Heying, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184615379, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Elizabeth Heying, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4207 Glass Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402. Phone: (319) 366-4455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Elizabeth Heying, OD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 2110, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Elizabeth Heying, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Elizabeth Heying, OD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; 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.