NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Elizabeth Love, O.D.

Vision Therapy Optometrist · Escondido, CA

Karen Elizabeth Love, O.D. is a vision therapy optometrist with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1396896965, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (California 12331T, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1396896965
Name
Karen Elizabeth Love
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Vision Therapy Optometrist 152WV0400X
License number
12331T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1299 E Pennsylvania Ave, Escondido, CA 92027
Phone
(760) 743-6540
Enumerated
Jan 12, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 434-5624
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081204000776); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2003
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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vision therapy optometrist in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 189 among the 109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karen Love29
  2. Specialty average189

Most prescribed

  1. Travoprost16 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: $171.71

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 146 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,184.25 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Love$171.71
  2. Specialty average$1,184.25

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Vision Therapy Optometrist providers in California

There are 57 vision therapy optometrist records in California.

Other vision therapy optometrist records in California

  1. Ariana Aparicio-Phillips, ODRiverside, CA1154090736
  2. Justine Bailey, OD, FCOVDLa Jolla, CA1962886887
  3. Beth Ballinger, O.D., F.C.O.V.D.Newport Beach, CA1366583965
  4. Vasudha Bhutani, O.D.Encino, CA1376682542
  5. Judy Cao, O.D.San Gabriel, CA1396153508
  6. Allison Cao-Le, O DMonterey, CA1114041746
  7. Stephen Chase, O.D. F.C.O.V.D.Torrance, CA1205996568
  8. Stephen Chun, OD, FAAOBerkeley, CA1942366133
  9. Tristina ChungPasadena, CA1982254785
  10. Brenda Coen, O.D.Citrus Heights, CA1104918739

Common questions

What is Karen Elizabeth Love, O.D.'s NPI number?

Karen Elizabeth Love, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396896965, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Elizabeth Love, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1299 E Pennsylvania Ave, Escondido, CA, 92027. Phone: (760) 743-6540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Elizabeth Love, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 12331T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Elizabeth Love, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Elizabeth Love, O.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims; the average among vision therapy optometrist prescribers was 189. 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.