Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz, O.D.
Optometrist · Centralia, IL
Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Centralia, Illinois, and NPI 1235134982, issued on Jun 18, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 046008908, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046008908 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 408 W 2ND St, Centralia, IL 62801
- Phone
- (618) 532-5531
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (618) 532-6706
- Medicaid ID
- 046008908 2 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090522000489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 408 W 2ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Wolf, O.D.Optometrist1225033970
Verify Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046008908Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
384 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost133 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate35 claims
- Timolol Maleate33 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth31 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl16 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: $66.54
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Clarkson Optometry Illinois, PCBreese, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Centralia
They are 6 of the 359 NPPES records with a practice address in Centralia, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robin Johnson, ODCentralia, IL 628011558302240
- Donna Johnson, ODCentralia, IL 628011174565378
- Amy Ritzheimer, O.D.Centralia, IL 628011295167732
- Daniel Wolf, O.D.Centralia, IL 628011225033970
- Maria Zagorski, ODCentralia, IL 628011689241374
- David Spencer, O.D.Benton, IL 628121750398467
- Michael Spencer, O.D.Benton, IL 628121245688308
- Lars Gentry, ODCarmi, IL 628211629068259
Common questions
What is Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235134982, issued on Jun 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 408 W 2ND St, Centralia, IL, 62801. Phone: (618) 532-5531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046008908, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathleen M. Rivera - Kunz, O.D. had 384 Medicare Part D claims for 126 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.