NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karessa Bianca Simmons, OD

Optometrist · Baltimore, MD

Karessa Bianca Simmons, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1336660232, issued on Jun 29, 2017. Check the license (Maryland TA2592, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland 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
1336660232
Name
Karessa Bianca Simmons
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TA2592 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7005 Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone
(410) 944-2222
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7005 Security Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brian Cohen, O.DOptometrist1225172604
  2. John Hodgson, PHARMDPharmacist1588218655
  3. Rakshanda Ishrat, ODOptometrist1861988214
  4. Farideh KashaniPharmacist1306014329

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $134.14

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.

  1. Karessa Simmons$134.14
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

Karessa Bianca Simmons among 924 optometrist records in Maryland

Karessa Bianca Simmons, OD is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2017, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 63% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Maryland

There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lee Caplan, O.D.Baltimore, MD 212441467535930
  2. Brian Cohen, O.DBaltimore, MD 212441225172604
  3. Aesha Dharia, O.D.Baltimore, MD 212441063726149
  4. Emily Frank, O.D.Baltimore, MD 212441700882800
  5. Rakshanda Ishrat, ODBaltimore, MD 212441861988214
  6. Yewande Kehinde, ODBaltimore, MD 212441356980619
  7. Salma Kiani, O. D.Baltimore, MD 212441003249343
  8. Zoe Lazarou, O.D.Baltimore, MD 212441609872738

Common questions

What is Karessa Bianca Simmons, OD's NPI number?

Karessa Bianca Simmons, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336660232, issued on Jun 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karessa Bianca Simmons, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7005 Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD, 21244. Phone: (410) 944-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karessa Bianca Simmons, OD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number TA2592, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland 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.