Kathryn Menta Gardner, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Kathryn Menta Gardner, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1740335686, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (California G43380, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathryn Menta Gardner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- G43380 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 242 26TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90402
- Phone
- (310) 451-3911
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 458-4402
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 242 26TH St
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Verify Kathryn Menta Gardner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G43380Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
619 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis137 claims
- Latanoprost114 claims
- Timolol Maleate49 claims
- Erythromycin48 claims
- Cyclosporine33 claims
- Xiidra22 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.
Kathryn Menta Gardner among 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California
Kathryn Menta Gardner, M.D. is one of 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in California. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 15% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 85% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in California
There are 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California.
All 54 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Christian, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041285825158
- Michael Savetsky, MDCulver City, CA 902321255598819
- Jillian Chong, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902101952755662
- Amber HoangMonterey Park, CA 917541184087322
- Colin Ip, MDChula Vista, CA 919111295266815
- Alexander Foster, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241033407275
- Rakhi Ammar, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371285138503
- Angela Nahl, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371306173257
Common questions
What is Kathryn Menta Gardner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kathryn Menta Gardner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740335686, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathryn Menta Gardner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 242 26TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90402. Phone: (310) 451-3911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathryn Menta Gardner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G43380, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kathryn Menta Gardner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathryn Menta Gardner, M.D. had 619 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. 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.