Karen Marie Heaston, O.D.
Optometrist · Richland, WA
Karen Marie Heaston, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Richland, Washington, and NPI 1548327455, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (Washington OD4077, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Marie Heaston
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD4077 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1321 Aaron Dr, Richland, WA 99352
- Phone
- (509) 943-3171
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070710000873); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1321 Aaron Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dale Heaston, ODOptometrist1003924374
- Daniel Plesha, ODOptometrist1073950259
- Elizabeth Thompson, O.D.Optometrist1295756922
Verify Karen Marie Heaston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD4077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
682 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost153 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate87 claims
- Timolol Maleate70 claims
- Lumigan62 claims
- Vyzulta53 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth27 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): 100 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: $281.63
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- Heaston Vision Clinic Inc PSRichland, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
Other optometrist records in Washington
- Jenni Aaseby, O.D.Shelton, WA1720133374
- Meagan-Rhose Abanto, ODEverett, WA1457027880
- Jabeen Abdulla, O.D.Tacoma, WA1629304217
- James Abel, ODRenton, WA1255945390
- Christina Abercrombie, ODKent, WA1346906252
- Ashley Abiva, ODSeattle, WA1902572449
- Kenneth Absalonson, ODSpokane, WA1811206998
- Nour Abu-Haltam, ODVancouver, WA1194602037
- Peter Adachi, ODSeattle, WA1811040058
- Mark Aginsky, O.D.Bellingham, WA1730169285
Common questions
What is Karen Marie Heaston, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Marie Heaston, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548327455, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Marie Heaston, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1321 Aaron Dr, Richland, WA, 99352. Phone: (509) 943-3171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Marie Heaston, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD4077, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Marie Heaston, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Marie Heaston, O.D. had 682 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Marie Heaston, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.