Kara J. Shirley, OD
Optometrist · Kittanning, PA
Kara J. Shirley, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1851687818, issued on Jun 28, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG002468, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara J. Shirley
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG002468 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 159 Butler RD, Kittanning, PA 16201
- Phone
- (724) 545-6688
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (724) 545-6630
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110829000587); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara J. Shirley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG002468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
837 Medicare Part D claims for 238 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
- Latanoprost137 claims
- Xiidra80 claims
- Restasis67 claims
- Lumigan60 claims
- Cyclosporine58 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate54 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: $1,370.09
44 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
- Armstrong Eye Care Associates PCKittanning, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara J. Shirley among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Kara J. Shirley, 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 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Kittanning
They are 9 of the 362 NPPES records with a practice address in Kittanning, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Kittanning → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Allison, O.D.Kittanning, PA 162011508809476
- Paul Lobby, O.D.Kittanning, PA 162011245234160
- Vincent Lucchetti, ODKittanning, PA 162011356330914
- James Meehan, O.D.Kittanning, PA 162011811987555
- Sarah Metzmaier, ODKittanning, PA 162011972438554
- John Opalka, O.D.Kittanning, PA 162011235129941
- Stephen Selden, O.D.Kittanning, PA 162011588741375
- Leah Tatsak, ODKittanning, PA 162011073183570
Common questions
What is Kara J. Shirley, OD's NPI number?
Kara J. Shirley, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851687818, issued on Jun 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara J. Shirley, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 159 Butler RD, Kittanning, PA, 16201. Phone: (724) 545-6688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara J. Shirley, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG002468, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara J. Shirley, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara J. Shirley, OD had 837 Medicare Part D claims for 238 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.