Kathleen Adams, OD
Optometrist · Silver Spring, MD
Kathleen Adams, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1427126846, issued on Dec 1, 2006. Check the license (Maryland TA1158, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathleen Adams
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA1158 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12201 Plum Orchard Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20904
- Phone
- (301) 572-3304
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 572-1024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091210000276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kathleen Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA1158Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The Mid Atlantic States, IncSilver Spring, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathleen Adams among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
Kathleen Adams, 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Klasman, O.D.Silver Spring, MD 209041245255769
- Devin Sasser, O.D.Silver Spring, MD 209041437603230
- Rossana Luna, ODSilver Spring, MD 209031457664302
- Fernando AguilarSilver Spring, MD 209061134854540
- Howard Budner, O.D.Silver Spring, MD 209061730120114
- Jenny ChenAspen Hill, MD 209061245010727
- David Davidson, O.D.Wheaton, MD 209021316195910
- Jacalyn Ely, O.D.Silver Spring, MD 209061356369011
Common questions
What is Kathleen Adams, OD's NPI number?
Kathleen Adams, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427126846, issued on Dec 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathleen Adams, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12201 Plum Orchard Drive, Silver Spring, MD, 20904. Phone: (301) 572-3304. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathleen Adams, OD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA1158, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kathleen Adams, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathleen Adams, OD had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.