NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427126846
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
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 12201 Plum Orchard Drive

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  6. Thuan-Hoa Nguyen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1598800476

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Kathleen Adams27
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. 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

  1. 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).

Optometrist providers in Maryland

There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.

Other optometrist records in Maryland

  1. Anahita AbazariBethesda, MD1477048452
  2. Fatemeh Abbasi-Cooper, ODRockville, MD1538410295
  3. Steven Abraham, ODGermantown, MD1972943173
  4. Amir Abyaneh, O.D.Waldorf, MD1699089201
  5. David Adeyeye, ODBaltimore, MD1013834217
  6. Dawn Agostini, O.D.Hagerstown, MD1073505772
  7. Lindsay Agro, ODBaltimore, MD1487110656
  8. Fernando AguilarSilver Spring, MD1134854540
  9. Noushin Ahmed, O.D.Pasadena, MD1922422732
  10. Tracy Aigner, O.D.Waldorf, MD1235232414

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.

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