Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD
Optometrist · Allentown, PA
Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629022959, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG000245, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristine Lare-Knappenberger
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG000245 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 N 17TH St, Allentown, PA 18104
- Phone
- (610) 433-0450
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2025
- Fax
- (610) 433-4655
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050505000297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristine Lare-Knappenberger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG000245Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
58 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 78% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis23 claims
- Cyclosporine11 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): 70.1 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: $247.99
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Lehigh Valley Eye Center, P.C.Allentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristine Lare-Knappenberger among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Berson, O.D.Allentown, PA 181041023170669
- Jay Feder, O.D.Allentown, PA 181041790811834
- Suzanne Hauck, O.D.Allentown, PA 181041962566273
- Bruce Hillman, O.D.Allentown, PA 181041487625539
- Binae Karpo, O.D.Allentown, PA 181041124142740
- Monica Martocci, O.D.Allentown, PA 181041336290568
- Alexandra Mercurio-Woch, O.D.Allentown, PA 181041487067427
- Frederic Neistadt, O.D.Allentown, PA 181041902891971
Common questions
What is Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD's NPI number?
Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629022959, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 N 17TH St, Allentown, PA, 18104. Phone: (610) 433-0450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG000245, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.1 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.