Lars John Carlson, O.D.
Optometrist · Gold Canyon, AZ
Lars John Carlson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Gold Canyon, Arizona, and NPI 1285703959, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 1429, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lars John Carlson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1429 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5301 S Superstition Mountain Dr, Gold Canyon, AZ 85218
- Phone
- (480) 474-2020
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050714000386); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5301 S Superstition Mountain Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lars John Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 1429Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
281 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost135 claims
- Timolol Maleate33 claims
- Lumigan21 claims
- Combigan20 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate15 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): 0 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $98.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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
- Gold Canyon Eye Center PLLCGold Canyon, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lars John Carlson among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Lars John Carlson, O.D. is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Gold Canyon
They are 2 of the 92 NPPES records with a practice address in Gold Canyon, and 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
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- Leland Sherlock, O.D.Mesa, AZ 852151790758142
- Kenneth Jeffers, O.D.Casa Grande, AZ 852221104899699
- Matthew Rhodes, O.D.Casa Grande, AZ 852221023274800
- Tyler Trigg, O.DCasa Grande, AZ 852221932330123
Common questions
What is Lars John Carlson, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lars John Carlson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285703959, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lars John Carlson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5301 S Superstition Mountain Dr, Gold Canyon, AZ, 85218. Phone: (480) 474-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lars John Carlson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 1429, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lars John Carlson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lars John Carlson, O.D. had 281 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lars John Carlson, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.