Kimberly Cao, OD
Optometrist · Matthews, NC
Kimberly Cao, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Matthews, North Carolina, and NPI 1629822929, issued on Apr 15, 2024. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kimberly Cao
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2478 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4101 Campus Ridge RD, Matthews, NC 28105
- Phone
- (704) 234-1930
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241003000823); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4101 Campus Ridge RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kimberly Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $439.88
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Metrolina Eye Associates PLLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kimberly Cao among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Kimberly Cao, OD 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 2024, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 94% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
13 optometrist records list a practice address in Matthews
They are 13 of the 1,421 NPPES records with a practice address in Matthews, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Matthews → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sunny Bhathela, ODMatthews, NC 281051609354695
- Kara Dunkle, ODMatthews, NC 281051720838360
- Nicholas Graham, O.D., M.S.Matthews, NC 281051104137447
- Andrew Hahn, ODMatthews, NC 281051073507125
- Stephanie Hahn, O.D.Matthews, NC 281051780026781
- Kara JamesMatthews, NC 281051427172089
- Rashi Mathur, ODMatthews, NC 281051104602101
- Sean Pitale, O.D.Matthews, NC 281051225289952
Common questions
What is Kimberly Cao, OD's NPI number?
Kimberly Cao, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629822929, issued on Apr 15, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kimberly Cao, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4101 Campus Ridge RD, Matthews, NC, 28105. Phone: (704) 234-1930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kimberly Cao, OD's license?
Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kimberly Cao, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kimberly Cao, OD had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.