Kathleen J. Rice, OD
Optometrist · Kenai, AK
Kathleen J. Rice, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Kenai, Alaska, and NPI 1598868697, issued on Sep 6, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 253, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathleen J. Rice
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 253 AK
5568 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 S Willow St Ste 108, Kenai, AK 99611
- Phone
- (907) 283-7575
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (907) 283-6156
- Medicaid ID
- OD2859 AK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070116000627); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 198 in Alaska → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 110 S Willow St Ste 108
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Charlton, ODOptometrist1043943889
- David KarpikOptometrist1417966011
- Yennhi Tran, ODOptometrist1366001513
Verify Kathleen J. Rice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
Search for license 253Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 73% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cequa11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $527.20
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Optos, 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.
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
- Karpik And Rice Eyecare PCKenai, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathleen J. Rice among 198 optometrist records in Alaska
Kathleen J. Rice, OD is one of 198 optometrist records with a practice address in Alaska. 73% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 68% 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 Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 optometrist records list a practice address in Kenai
They are 10 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Kenai, and 198 optometrist records in Alaska.
All 198 in Alaska → Every provider in Kenai → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Charlton, ODKenai, AK 996111043943889
- Lisa Frederickson, O.D.Kenai, AK 996111972696722
- David KarpikKenai, AK 996111417966011
- Jason Larsen, O.D.Kenai, AK 996111407895964
- Robert O'Connell, ODKenai, AK 996111154318889
- William Phillips, ODKenai, AK 996111902953144
- Alfonso Sitenga, ODKenai, AK 996111609445451
- Dennis Swarner, ODKenai, AK 996111568459295
Common questions
What is Kathleen J. Rice, OD's NPI number?
Kathleen J. Rice, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598868697, issued on Sep 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathleen J. Rice, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 S Willow St Ste 108, Kenai, AK, 99611. Phone: (907) 283-7575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathleen J. Rice, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 253, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kathleen J. Rice, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathleen J. Rice, OD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kathleen J. Rice, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.