Laura Carter, OD, MPH
Optometrist · Petaluma, CA
Laura Carter, OD, MPH is an optometrist with a practice address in Petaluma, California, and NPI 1932834355, issued on Jul 20, 2022. Check the license (California 35286, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Carter
- Credential
- OD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 35286 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1179 N Mcdowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94954
- Phone
- (707) 559-7500
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260501002865); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35286Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Petaluma Health Center IncPetaluma, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Carter among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Laura Carter, OD, MPH 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 2022, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Petaluma → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Aston, O.D.Petaluma, CA 949541518939156
- Marques Bostic, O.DPetaluma, CA 949541265753404
- Frank Chao, O.D.Petaluma, CA 949541639228448
- Junn Cho, ODPetaluma, CA 949541609596535
- Ronald Harris, O.D.Petaluma, CA 949541437159803
- Liana Lam, O.D.Petaluma, CA 949541437291028
- Jean Brennan, O.D.Petaluma, CA 949521740321710
- Mina Chen, ODPetaluma, CA 949521982263265
Common questions
What is Laura Carter, OD, MPH's NPI number?
Laura Carter, OD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932834355, issued on Jul 20, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Carter, OD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1179 N Mcdowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA, 94954. Phone: (707) 559-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Carter, OD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number 35286, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Carter, OD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Carter, OD, MPH had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.