NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristin Renee Pope, O.D.

Optometrist · Billings, MT

Kristin Renee Pope, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1982906194, issued on Nov 19, 2010. Check the license (Montana OPT-OPT-LIC-4265, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982906194
Name
Kristin Renee Pope
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT-OPT-LIC-4265 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
111 S 24TH St W, Billings, MT 59102
Phone
(406) 530-8886
Enumerated
Nov 19, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 29, 2025
Fax
(406) 530-8886
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220103000250); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 111 S 24TH St W

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kevin Biegel, O.D.Optometrist1427108836
  2. Blair Gerratt, ODOptometrist1346809423

Verify Kristin Renee Pope in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

181 Medicare Part D claims for 74 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.

  1. Kristin Pope181
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost54 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate25 claims
  3. Restasis15 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate13 claims
  5. Lumigan12 claims
  6. Prednisolone Acetate12 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $93.28

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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.

  1. Kristin Pope$93.28
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Watson Hayes LLCBillings, MT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kristin Renee Pope among 245 optometrist records in Montana

Kristin Renee Pope, O.D. is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% 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 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 optometrist records list a practice address in Billings

They are 44 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Bauer, O.D.Billings, MT 591021407807068
  2. Kevin Biegel, O.D.Billings, MT 591021427108836
  3. Robyn Clausen, ODBillings, MT 591021427046713
  4. Robert Currence, O.D.Billings, MT 591021275516742
  5. Tom Felstet, ODBillings, MT 591021992727903
  6. Robert Gaskill, O.D.Billings, MT 591021366468068
  7. Amanda Haber, O.D.Billings, MT 591021750349049
  8. Robert Kautz, O.D.Billings, MT 591021568432334

Common questions

What is Kristin Renee Pope, O.D.'s NPI number?

Kristin Renee Pope, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982906194, issued on Nov 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristin Renee Pope, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 S 24TH St W, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 530-8886. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristin Renee Pope, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Montana license number OPT-OPT-LIC-4265, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kristin Renee Pope, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristin Renee Pope, O.D. had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kristin Renee Pope, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.