Kara Lynn Varga, O.D.
Optometrist · Sewickley, PA
Kara Lynn Varga, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1710339692, issued on Jul 5, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG003255, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Lynn Varga
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OEG003255 PA
OPT6586 OH
3295 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Broad Street Suite 2020, Sewickley, PA 15143
- Phone
- (412) 741-4610
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170823001401); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Lynn Varga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG003255Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
2,223 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate758 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine721 claims
- Ofloxacin683 claims
- Tobramycin19 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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: $17.18
1 payment: 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
- Sightline Ophthalmic Associates, P.C.Wexford, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Lynn Varga among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Kara Lynn Varga, O.D. 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 2016, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Sewickley
They are 15 of the 528 NPPES records with a practice address in Sewickley, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Sewickley → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Bowers, ODSewickley, PA 151431871609313
- Christopher Carver, ODSewickley, PA 151431154313385
- Charles Duplaga, ODSewickley, PA 151431558587923
- John Kerr, O.D.Sewickley, PA 151431417958968
- Melissa Kressley, O.D.Sewickley, PA 151431033123625
- Brook Kressley, O.D.Sewickley, PA 151431003038316
- Anthony Latagliata, O.D.Sewickley, PA 151431417961939
- Charlene Maloney, O.D.Sewickley, PA 151431699742296
Common questions
What is Kara Lynn Varga, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kara Lynn Varga, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710339692, issued on Jul 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Lynn Varga, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Broad Street Suite 2020, Sewickley, PA, 15143. Phone: (412) 741-4610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Lynn Varga, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG003255, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Lynn Varga, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Lynn Varga, O.D. had 2,223 Medicare Part D claims for 446 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.