Karen French, O.D.
Optometrist · Lafayette Hill, PA
Karen French, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1912902727, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OE00796T, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen French
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OE00796T PA
27OA00545200 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 413 Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
- Phone
- (610) 825-8210
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 825-8208
- Medicaid IDs
- 7098405 NJ
0016038600001 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101209001141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 413 Germantown Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tammra Banner, ODOptometrist1417912072
- Jessica Haney, O.D.Optometrist1497751754
- Gary Itzenson, O.D.Optometrist1508861311
- Bruce Markovitz, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1144226523
- Kurt Stoltz, O.D.Optometrist1700881513
Verify Karen French in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OE00796TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost39 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.8 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: $25.53
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- ON Site Health Services PCBlue Bell, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen French among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Karen French, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Lafayette Hill
They are 6 of the 184 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette Hill, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tammra Banner, ODLafayette Hill, PA 194441417912072
- Jessica Haney, O.D.Lafayette Hill, PA 194441497751754
- Gary Itzenson, O.D.Lafayette Hill, PA 194441508861311
- Michael Lochetto, ODLafayette Hill, PA 194441750342713
- Kurt Stoltz, O.D.Lafayette Hill, PA 194441700881513
- Arnold Bierman, O.D.Lansdale, PA 194461689669632
- Rebecca Dean, ODLansdale, PA 194461770145468
- Walter Drill, O.D.Lansdale, PA 194461548246051
Common questions
What is Karen French, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen French, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912902727, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen French, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 413 Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA, 19444. Phone: (610) 825-8210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen French, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OE00796T, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen French, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen French, O.D. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen French, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 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.