Kristen Gayeski Tinkler, O.D.
Optometrist · Charleston, SC
Kristen Gayeski Tinkler, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1467766220, issued on Aug 3, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina 1600, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Gayeski Tinkler
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1600 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- D16007 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120123000810); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Nova Southeastern Univ College Of Dental Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristen Gayeski Tinkler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,629 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost538 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate209 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol203 claims
- Timolol Maleate143 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl59 claims
- Erythromycin41 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): 73.8 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: $631.39
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Gayeski Tinkler among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Kristen Gayeski Tinkler, O.D. is one of 749 optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Black, ODCharleston, SC 294251003828534
- Emily Deng, ODCharleston, SC 294251336998095
- Amber Egbert, O.D.Charleston, SC 294251578018966
- James Hill, O.D.Charleston, SC 294251639306053
- Stephen Morse, ODCharleston, SC 294251497767818
- Jeremy Walz, O.D.Charleston, SC 294251881917979
- Hannah Cornelia, ODNorth Charleston, SC 294201699335182
- Brett McNamara, O.D.North Charleston, SC 294201689979833
Common questions
What is Kristen Gayeski Tinkler, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen Gayeski Tinkler, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467766220, issued on Aug 3, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Gayeski Tinkler, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Gayeski Tinkler, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1600, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristen Gayeski Tinkler, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Gayeski Tinkler, O.D. had 1,629 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristen Gayeski Tinkler, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 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.