Kristen Heather Behrens, O.D.
Optometrist · Wellesley, MA
Kristen Heather Behrens, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and NPI 1730434754, issued on Jul 16, 2012. Check the license (Massachusetts 4913, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Heather Behrens
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4913 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 60 Walnut St, Wellesley, MA 02481
- Phone
- (617) 964-1050
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2025
- Fax
- (617) 568-4756
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121218000034); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 60 Walnut St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kristen Heather Behrens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 4913Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost59 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate27 claims
- Timolol Maleate23 claims
- Erythromycin20 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 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: $156.44
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Newton Wellesley Eye Associates PCWellesley, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Heather Behrens among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Kristen Heather Behrens, O.D. is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 optometrist records list a practice address in Wellesley
They are 17 of the 1,117 NPPES records with a practice address in Wellesley, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Faryal Azam, O.DWellesley, MA 024811538416698
- Debra Diprete, O.D.Wellesley, MA 024811932575545
- Thao Dung, OPTOMETRISTWellesley, MA 024811558438101
- Ellen Gilman, ODWellesley, MA 024811770655920
- Chi Hae Kwan, O.D.Wellesley, MA 024811982669073
- Crystal LewandowskiWellesley, MA 024811740621069
- Rebecca Meyer, ODWellesley, MA 024811831026954
- Lusaper Sahagian, ODWellesley Hills, MA 024811487228466
Common questions
What is Kristen Heather Behrens, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen Heather Behrens, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730434754, issued on Jul 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Heather Behrens, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 60 Walnut St, Wellesley, MA, 02481. Phone: (617) 964-1050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Heather Behrens, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 4913, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristen Heather Behrens, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Heather Behrens, O.D. had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 132 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.