Karena Kaing
Optometrist · Bakersfield, CA
Karena Kaing is an optometrist with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1205614088, issued on Sep 21, 2023. Check the license (California 35593, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karena Kaing
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 35593 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4649 Planz RD, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (661) 833-4040
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231013001928); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4649 Planz RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Janette Aguirre, ODOptometrist1750124012
- Jack Groves, O.D.Optometrist1952370165
- Glenn Kaprielian, ODOptometrist1679586226
- Janae Vance, O.D.Optometrist1376642967
Verify Karena Kaing in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35593Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $139.27
1 payment: 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 2 group practices
- Pinnacle Optometric Eye CareBakersfield, CA
- Southwest Eye Care Optometric Center IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karena Kaing among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Karena Kaing 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 2023, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Brown, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091053483313
- Randell Canaya, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091255618252
- Vin Dang, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091053503979
- Janet Dehart, ODBakersfield, CA 933091427025329
- Joseph Figazolo, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091578543732
- Gregg German, ODBakersfield, CA 933091316914039
- Jack Groves, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091952370165
- Glenn Kaprielian, ODBakersfield, CA 933091679586226
Common questions
What is Karena Kaing's NPI number?
Karena Kaing's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205614088, issued on Sep 21, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karena Kaing located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4649 Planz RD, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 833-4040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karena Kaing's license?
NPPES lists California license number 35593, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.