Laura K. Brown, O.D.
Optometrist · Bakersfield, CA
Laura K. Brown, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1053483313, issued on Nov 14, 2006. Check the license (California 14117T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura K. Brown
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14117T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4101 Empire Dr Ste 120, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (661) 325-3937
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 200018200-A OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141106002590); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 8,308 in California → Look up another NPI →
Verify Laura K. Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14117TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
266 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost86 claims
- Timolol Maleate31 claims
- Lumigan21 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol19 claims
- Restasis14 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): 48.3 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: $377.99
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Empire Eye And Laser Center IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura K. Brown among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Laura K. Brown, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Randell Canaya, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091255618252
- Vin Dang, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091053503979
- Janet Dehart, ODBakersfield, CA 933091427025329
- Joseph Figazolo, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091578543732
- Gregg German, ODBakersfield, CA 933091316914039
- Jack Groves, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091952370165
- Glenn Kaprielian, ODBakersfield, CA 933091679586226
- Duyen Le, ODBakersfield, CA 933091952331449
Common questions
What is Laura K. Brown, O.D.'s NPI number?
Laura K. Brown, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053483313, issued on Nov 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura K. Brown, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4101 Empire Dr Ste 120, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 325-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura K. Brown, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14117T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura K. Brown, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura K. Brown, O.D. had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura K. Brown, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 48.3 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.