Kevin M. Gardner, OD
Optometrist · Joplin, MO
Kevin M. Gardner, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1346358769, issued on Aug 27, 2006. Check the license (Missouri TO3487, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin M. Gardner
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- TO3487 MO
2653 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1531 W 32ND Street, Joplin, MO 64804
- Phone
- (417) 781-3630
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2023
- Fax
- (417) 781-9814
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070525000026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kevin M. Gardner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license TO3487Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
143 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost61 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate11 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: $448.14
6 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
- Gracie Chase Avery LLCJoplin, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin M. Gardner among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Kevin M. Gardner, OD is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Missouri
There are 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
All 1,242 in Missouri → Every provider in Joplin → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Bezold, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041558366880
- Daniel Brothers, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041851396279
- Larry Brothers, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041740287952
- Melissa Brown, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041316942642
- Jamie Buckingham-James, ODJoplin, MO 648041548735590
- Matthew Cronister, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041619064532
- David Grant, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041548351034
- Lacie Hale-Conard, ODJoplin, MO 648041548799307
Common questions
What is Kevin M. Gardner, OD's NPI number?
Kevin M. Gardner, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346358769, issued on Aug 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin M. Gardner, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1531 W 32ND Street, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 781-3630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin M. Gardner, OD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number TO3487, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kevin M. Gardner, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin M. Gardner, OD had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.