Kara Rhine, OD
Optometrist · Du Bois, PA
Kara Rhine, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1477121200, issued on Jun 17, 2021. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG003790, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Rhine
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG003790 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 898 Beaver Dr, Du Bois, PA 15801
- Phone
- (814) 371-3980
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210816001216); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 898 Beaver Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kristin Renwick, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1053761759
Verify Kara Rhine in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG003790Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost46 claims
- Combigan13 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): 88 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: $386.21
13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wigton Eye Care Associates IncButler, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Rhine among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Kara Rhine, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Du Bois
They are 16 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Du Bois, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Du Bois → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brooke Catanese-Shedlock, O.D.Du Bois, PA 158011316193139
- Anthony Defazio, ODDu Bois, PA 158011851332019
- Emily Emerson, ODDu Bois, PA 158011295111094
- Daniel Fatula, O.D.Du Bois, PA 158011710092499
- Michael Gray, ODDu Bois, PA 158011790792695
- Jessica Gruver, ODDu Bois, PA 158011679139091
- David Kairys, O.D.Du Bois, PA 158011730142134
- Michael McClainDu Bois, PA 158011790369866
Common questions
What is Kara Rhine, OD's NPI number?
Kara Rhine, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477121200, issued on Jun 17, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Rhine, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 898 Beaver Dr, Du Bois, PA, 15801. Phone: (814) 371-3980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Rhine, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG003790, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Rhine, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Rhine, OD had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara Rhine, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.