Kara Palmer, OD
Optometrist · Yorktown, VA
Kara Palmer, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Yorktown, Virginia, and NPI 1326746264, issued on Feb 20, 2023. Check the license (Virginia 0618003212, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Palmer
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618003212 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 George Washington Mem Hwy Ste V, Yorktown, VA 23693
- Phone
- (757) 978-2020
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2023
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2023
- Fax
- (757) 765-6131
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230823003087); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,460 in Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1215 George Washington Mem Hwy Ste V
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Buck, O.D.Optometrist1245594407
- Martha Overmeyer, O.D.Optometrist1346681749
Verify Kara Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618003212Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost16 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: $290.29
11 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
- Peninsula Eye Care, LLCYorktown, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Palmer among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Kara Palmer, OD is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Yorktown
They are 6 of the 437 NPPES records with a practice address in Yorktown, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Yorktown → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Buck, O.D.Yorktown, VA 236931245594407
- Martha Overmeyer, O.D.Yorktown, VA 236931346681749
- John Sheehan, O.D.Yotktown, VA 236931003950197
- William Waldron, ODYorktown, VA 236931386640308
- Kristy Ambrose, O.D.Yorktown, VA 236921306030408
- Morgan Maharty, ODYorktown, VA 236921164166930
- Kent McQuain, O.D.Grafton, VA 236921437294832
- Mary Alison Mercer, ODPortsmouth, VA 237031093725830
Common questions
What is Kara Palmer, OD's NPI number?
Kara Palmer, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326746264, issued on Feb 20, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Palmer, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 George Washington Mem Hwy Ste V, Yorktown, VA, 23693. Phone: (757) 978-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Palmer, OD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618003212, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Palmer, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Palmer, OD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.