NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D.

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Needham, MA

Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Needham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1902992217, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 4552, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902992217
Name
Karen G. Carrasquillo
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
License number
4552 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
464 Hillside Ave, Needham, MA 02494
Phone
(781) 726-7333
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(781) 726-7311
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061025000484); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New England College Of Optometry, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 464 Hillside Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Yolanda BaldwinClinical Social Worker1841502143
  2. Jay Cohen, MDDermatology Physician1851371132
  3. Steven Cohen, MDGastroenterology Physician1740262286
  4. Katherine Dallow, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1972618932
  5. Deborah Jacobs, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1689625709
  6. Irina Kogan, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1639287899

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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karen Carrasquillo12
  2. Specialty average225

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: $21.09

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Carrasquillo$21.09
  2. Specialty average$1,035.17

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

  1. The Boston Foundation For Sight IncNeedham, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karen G. Carrasquillo among 31 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Massachusetts

Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D. is one of 31 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 32% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 32% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 1996 among the 17 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in Massachusetts

There are 31 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Massachusetts.

The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roy Baker, O.D.Arlington, MA 024761376522946
  2. Lynette Johns, O.D.Waltham, MA 024511053407411
  3. Stephanie Paris-Whitney, O.D.Waltham, MA 024511265424758
  4. Kathryn Arruda, O.D.N Dartmouth, MA 027471578562385
  5. Robert Audycki, O.D.N Dartmouth, MA 027471689673428
  6. John Dadah, O.DN Dartmouth, MA 027471962401703
  7. Kate Marmelo, O.D.North Dartmouth, MA 027471598764342
  8. Oscar Ni, O.D.Seekonk, MA 027711427041136

Common questions

What is Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D.'s NPI number?

Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902992217, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 464 Hillside Ave, Needham, MA, 02494. Phone: (781) 726-7333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 4552, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen G. Carrasquillo, O.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.