Kenneth Parker, OD
Optometrist · Gainesville, FL
Kenneth Parker, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1811588593, issued on Jan 27, 2021. Check the license (Florida OPC6008, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Parker
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPC6008 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 832 NW 57TH St, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Phone
- (352) 331-7771
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2022
- Fax
- (352) 331-4302
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211202001791); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 832 NW 57TH St
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Verify Kenneth Parker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC6008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost59 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl12 claims
- Restasis12 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: $180.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Aeg Florida Professional PLLCGainesville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Parker among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Kenneth Parker, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Florida
There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
All 3,594 in Florida → Every provider in Gainesville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erick Abreu Rodriguez, ODGainesville, FL 326051992310320
- Eman Akbik, ODGainesville, FL 326051124766399
- Bradley Bangstad, O.D.Gainesville, FL 326051013935006
- Kimberly Broome, O.D.Gainesville, FL 326051326029414
- Shruti Desai, ODGainesville, FL 326051588140636
- Paul Funderburk, O.DGainesville, FL 326051376571752
- Richard Griffin, O.D.Gainesville, FL 326051740660380
- Joe Miller, ODGainesville, FL 326051245411503
Common questions
What is Kenneth Parker, OD's NPI number?
Kenneth Parker, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811588593, issued on Jan 27, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Parker, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 832 NW 57TH St, Gainesville, FL, 32605. Phone: (352) 331-7771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Parker, OD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC6008, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth Parker, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Parker, OD had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 34 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.