Kerry Jo Krings, O.D.
Optometrist · Columbus, NE
Kerry Jo Krings, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbus, Nebraska, and NPI 1730137027, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 1091, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kerry Jo Krings
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1091 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3772 43RD Ave Ste A, Columbus, NE 68601
- Phone
- (402) 563-3686
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2023
- Fax
- (402) 563-3084
- Medicaid ID
- 47055862700 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050415000511); 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 3772 43RD Ave Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jacob Romero, ODOptometrist1417886029
Verify Kerry Jo Krings in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 1091Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
450 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost123 claims
- Timolol Maleate45 claims
- Restasis33 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol29 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate23 claims
- Cyclosporine23 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): 100 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: $649.39
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Eye Physicians, P.C.Columbus, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kerry Jo Krings among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska
Kerry Jo Krings, O.D. is one of 452 optometrist records with a practice address in Nebraska. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2007 among the 317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 71% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 optometrist records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 11 of the 785 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 452 optometrist records in Nebraska.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Dinslage, O.D.Columbus, NE 686011811901481
- Richard Haney, O.D.Columbus, NE 686011386621704
- Kevin Hobbs, O.D.Columbus, NE 686011750377354
- Dennis Kappenman, O.D.Columbus, NE 686011306939020
- Cody Lay, O.D.Columbus, NE 686011316091416
- Larry Malicky, OD FAAOColumbus, NE 686011295748903
- Daniel Mickey, ODColumbus, NE 686011417069287
- Jacob Romero, ODColumbus, NE 686011417886029
Common questions
What is Kerry Jo Krings, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kerry Jo Krings, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730137027, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kerry Jo Krings, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3772 43RD Ave Ste A, Columbus, NE, 68601. Phone: (402) 563-3686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kerry Jo Krings, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1091, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kerry Jo Krings, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kerry Jo Krings, O.D. had 450 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kerry Jo Krings, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.