Lara Alicia McKnight, OD
Optometrist · Carson City, NV
Lara Alicia McKnight, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Carson City, Nevada, and NPI 1649281403, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Nevada OD481, as entered in NPPES) with the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lara Alicia McKnight
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD481 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4530 S Carson St Ste 12, Carson City, NV 89701
- Phone
- (775) 267-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 100501811 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040220000298); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lara Alicia McKnight in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nevada board licenses this profession
Search for license OD481Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
243 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost120 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate31 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lara Mcknight, OD And Assoc LtdCarson City, NV
- Retina Consultants OF Nevada LLPCarson City, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lara Alicia McKnight among 550 optometrist records in Nevada
Lara Alicia McKnight, OD is one of 550 optometrist records with a practice address in Nevada. 76% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 332 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 optometrist records list a practice address in Carson City
They are 26 of the 1,556 NPPES records with a practice address in Carson City, and 550 optometrist records in Nevada.
All 550 in Nevada → Every provider in Carson City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Benitz, O.D.Carson City, NV 897011851335061
- Sandra Deselle, O.D.Carson City, NV 897011164402608
- James Herzman, ODCarson City, NV 897011982764304
- Jonathan MatherCarson City, NV 897011245540046
- Gary AbelCarson City, NV 897031063970457
- Katrina Copoulos, O.D.Carson City, NV 897031013068048
- Jennifer Etchandy, O.D.Carson City, NV 897031275033623
- Thomas Gibbons, O.D. - OPTOMETRISTCarson City, NV 897031932282415
Common questions
What is Lara Alicia McKnight, OD's NPI number?
Lara Alicia McKnight, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649281403, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lara Alicia McKnight, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4530 S Carson St Ste 12, Carson City, NV, 89701. Phone: (775) 267-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lara Alicia McKnight, OD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number OD481, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lara Alicia McKnight, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lara Alicia McKnight, OD had 243 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lara Alicia McKnight, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100. 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.