Kevin Wayne Lafone, O.D.
Optometrist · Cornelius, NC
Kevin Wayne Lafone, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Cornelius, North Carolina, and NPI 1245289149, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina NC1865, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin Wayne Lafone
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- NC1865 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19607 W Catawba Ave, Cornelius, NC 28031
- Phone
- (704) 892-3542
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 896-8528
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050317000465); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 19607 W Catawba Ave
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Verify Kevin Wayne Lafone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license NC1865Check 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 optometrist in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost41 claims
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate20 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth20 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: $96.38
3 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.
Kevin Wayne Lafone among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Kevin Wayne Lafone, O.D. is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Cornelius → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Friedman, ODCornelius, NC 280311497745871
- Melisa Kalac, ODCornelius, NC 280311942905963
- Joshua Baker, O.D.Dallas, NC 280341679577027
- Joshua Ziebell, ODDallas, NC 280341558305276
- Joyce Adeleke, O.D.Concord, NC 280271700892031
- Arnoldo Bowrey, ODConcord, NC 280271326479577
- Bonnie Chen, ODConcord, NC 280271861681678
- Lasheta David, O.D.Concord, NC 280271225174865
Common questions
What is Kevin Wayne Lafone, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kevin Wayne Lafone, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245289149, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin Wayne Lafone, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19607 W Catawba Ave, Cornelius, NC, 28031. Phone: (704) 892-3542. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin Wayne Lafone, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number NC1865, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kevin Wayne Lafone, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin Wayne Lafone, O.D. had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 65 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.