Karen Elizabeth Frombach, O.D.
Optometrist · Bay Village, OH
Karen Elizabeth Frombach, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bay Village, Ohio, and NPI 1568429876, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 5211, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Elizabeth Frombach
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 5211 OH
5211/T25115 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 570 Dover Center RD, Bay Village, OH 44140
- Phone
- (440) 871-1139
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (440) 871-0222
- Medicaid ID
- 2259596 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060724000065); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 570 Dover Center RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Kelly, O.D.Optometrist1285730986
- Abbey Zimmerman, O.D.Optometrist1609428028
Verify Karen Elizabeth Frombach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 5211Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
264 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost105 claims
- Timolol Maleate42 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth17 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol16 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: $259.29
7 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
- Thomas Kelly OD IncBay Village, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Elizabeth Frombach among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
Karen Elizabeth Frombach, O.D. is one of 2,443 optometrist records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 70% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Bay Village
They are 3 of the 112 NPPES records with a practice address in Bay Village, and 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
All 2,443 in Ohio → Every provider in Bay Village → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Kelly, O.D.Bay Village, OH 441401285730986
- Abbey Zimmerman, O.D.Bay Village, OH 441401609428028
- Jeffrey Augustine, O.D.Brecksville, OH 441411538343561
- Douglas Cox, O.D.Brecksville, OH 441411497712004
- Vincent Driggs, O.D.Brecksville, OH 441411023021474
- Shawna Franey, O.D.Solon, OH 441391457509648
- David Gale, ODSolon, OH 441391336249705
- Alicia Manenti, O.D.Brecksville, OH 441411558430397
Common questions
What is Karen Elizabeth Frombach, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Elizabeth Frombach, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568429876, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Elizabeth Frombach, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 570 Dover Center RD, Bay Village, OH, 44140. Phone: (440) 871-1139. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Elizabeth Frombach, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 5211, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Elizabeth Frombach, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Elizabeth Frombach, O.D. had 264 Medicare Part D claims for 95 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.