Karen Rule, O.D.
Optometrist · Shillington, PA
Karen Rule, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Shillington, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1164492039, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001671, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Rule
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG001671 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 453 E Lancaster Ave, Shillington, PA 19607
- Phone
- (610) 775-3321
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 775-8542
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051201000707); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 453 E Lancaster Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Mohn, O.D.Optometrist1023016284
- Maria Ruduski - Downey, O.D.Optometrist1679543664
- W. Rule, O.D.Optometrist1790783959
Verify Karen Rule in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG001671Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
280 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost100 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth40 claims
- Timolol Maleate24 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate18 claims
- Restasis17 claims
- Cyclosporine13 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: $536.09
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Shillington Eye AssociatesShillington, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Rule among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Karen Rule, 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Shillington
They are 4 of the 141 NPPES records with a practice address in Shillington, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Shillington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lisa McDevitt, O.D.Reading, PA 196071750384863
- Michael Mohn, O.D.Shillington, PA 196071023016284
- Maria Ruduski - Downey, O.D.Shillington, PA 196071679543664
- W. Rule, O.D.Shillington, PA 196071790783959
- Daivd Altenderfer, ODReading, PA 196061194848994
- Julie Foster, ODReading, PA 196061457812505
- David Foster, O.D.Reading, PA 196061770575276
- Jacquelyn Horst, O.D.Reading, PA 196061164652772
Common questions
What is Karen Rule, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Rule, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164492039, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Rule, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 453 E Lancaster Ave, Shillington, PA, 19607. Phone: (610) 775-3321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Rule, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001671, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Rule, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Rule, O.D. had 280 Medicare Part D claims for 127 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.