Karen C. Rubrich, OD
Optometrist · Carlinville, IL
Karen C. Rubrich, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Carlinville, Illinois, and NPI 1871590331, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen C. Rubrich
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 615 N Broad St, Carlinville, IL 62626
- Phone
- (217) 854-3173
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (217) 854-4123
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110223000687); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 615 N Broad St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Keith Hedrick, ODOptometrist1013914571
Verify Karen C. Rubrich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost60 claims
- Lumigan14 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 claims
- Restasis13 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: $192.14
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Springfield Vision Care Associates LtdSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen C. Rubrich among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Karen C. Rubrich, OD is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 152W00000X and a Illinois 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 Carlinville
They are 6 of the 120 NPPES records with a practice address in Carlinville, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ellen Braley, ODCarlinville, IL 626261619595352
- Samantha Butcher, ODCarlinville, IL 626261417635137
- Katie Goodman-Thomas, O.D.Carlinville, IL 626261518241637
- Keith Hedrick, ODCarlinville, IL 626261013914571
- John Lapp, ODCarlinville, IL 626261669574562
- Mary Bigelow, O.D.Beardstown, IL 626181457347346
- Gerald Strauman, O.D.Havana, IL 626441386676609
- Kaleigh Albers, ODJacksonville, IL 626501477252948
Common questions
What is Karen C. Rubrich, OD's NPI number?
Karen C. Rubrich, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871590331, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen C. Rubrich, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 615 N Broad St, Carlinville, IL, 62626. Phone: (217) 854-3173. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen C. Rubrich, OD's license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen C. Rubrich, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen C. Rubrich, OD had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.