NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karolina Kowalska, OD

Optometrist · Brooklyn, NY

Karolina Kowalska, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1942791686, issued on May 29, 2018. Check the license (New York TUV008773-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942791686
Name
Karolina Kowalska
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TUV008773-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1715 E 13TH Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Phone
(646) 680-4227
Enumerated
May 29, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2025
Fax
(718) 943-2570
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190628001759); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1715 E 13TH Street

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

  1. Farruque Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265475974
  2. Yevgeniya Dynkevich, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1447499389
  3. May Lai, D.O.Pediatrics Physician1588004097
  4. Irina Laptevsky, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1215371992
  5. Evgeniy Leviev, MDFamily Medicine Physician1477930477
  6. Luva Reeves, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1134642598

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

515 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Karolina Kowalska515
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost260 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl57 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate41 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate39 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol36 claims
  6. Prednisolone Acetate22 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: $59.91

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.

  1. Karolina Kowalska$59.91
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Advantagecare Physicians PCBrooklyn, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karolina Kowalska among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

Karolina Kowalska, OD is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 66% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in New York

There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hernando Alfonso, ODBrooklyn, NY 112291871561134
  2. Jenny Bartov, OD, MSBrooklyn, NY 112291003360280
  3. Yaacov Ben-Haim, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291801129614
  4. Agness Blumkin, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYBrooklyn, NY 112291952497778
  5. Charles Cohen, ODBrooklyn, NY 112291720753973
  6. Burt Eschen, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291740357375
  7. Benjamin Gamss, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291205886314
  8. Dmitry Gurevich, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291750456133

Common questions

What is Karolina Kowalska, OD's NPI number?

Karolina Kowalska, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942791686, issued on May 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karolina Kowalska, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1715 E 13TH Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Phone: (646) 680-4227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karolina Kowalska, OD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number TUV008773-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karolina Kowalska, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karolina Kowalska, OD had 515 Medicare Part D claims for 197 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.