Karen Taugher, O.D.
Optometrist · Citrus Heights, CA
Karen Taugher, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Citrus Heights, California, and NPI 1518975242, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (California OD12686, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Taugher
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD12686 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7115 Greenback LN FL 1, Citrus Heights, CA 95621
- Phone
- (916) 536-3550
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Fax
- (916) 536-3554
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040823001588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7115 Greenback LN FL 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen Taugher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OD12686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
527 Medicare Part D claims for 130 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
- Latanoprost273 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol50 claims
- Timolol Maleate46 claims
- Travoprost26 claims
- Cyclosporine18 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationCarmichael, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Taugher among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Karen Taugher, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 optometrist records list a practice address in Citrus Heights
They are 19 of the 1,479 NPPES records with a practice address in Citrus Heights, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- German Aparicio, ODCitrus Heights, CA 956211114661386
- Leslie Busby, O.D.Citrus Heights, CA 956211922073436
- Anh-Loan Concepcion, O.D.Citrus Heights, CA 956211316003585
- Sonia D'Mello, ODCitrus Heights, CA 956211558939835
- Fredrick Fuerst, O.D.Citrus Heights, CA 956211902998529
- Michael Hatashita, O.D.Citrus Heights, CA 956211356399778
- Jon Jordan, O.D.Citrus Heights, CA 956211699119297
- Rebecca Kennedy, O.D.Citrus Heights, CA 956211831120153
Common questions
What is Karen Taugher, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Taugher, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518975242, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Taugher, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7115 Greenback LN FL 1, Citrus Heights, CA, 95621. Phone: (916) 536-3550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Taugher, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OD12686, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Taugher, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Taugher, O.D. had 527 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Taugher, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.