Laura R. Evans, O.D.
Optometrist · Cape Girardeau, MO
Laura R. Evans, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and NPI 1831263375, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (Missouri T03451, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura R. Evans
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- T03451 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3230 Blattner Dr., Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
- Phone
- (573) 334-2020
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (573) 334-2915
- Medicaid ID
- 314852815 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101007000094); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3230 Blattner Dr.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gregory Leet, O.D.Optometrist1023182540
- Kory Thoma, O.D.Optometrist1396810735
Verify Laura R. Evans in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license T03451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
208 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost97 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 claims
- Restasis19 claims
- Timolol Maleate19 claims
- Cyclosporine13 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): 76.7 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: $210.72
4 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
- Gregory S. Leet, O.D., P.C.Jackson, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura R. Evans among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Laura R. Evans, O.D. is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 optometrist records list a practice address in Cape Girardeau
They are 24 of the 1,897 NPPES records with a practice address in Cape Girardeau, and 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
All 1,242 in Missouri → Every provider in Cape Girardeau → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Branson, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031952308546
- Kyle Brost, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031619027703
- Jeremey Dohogne, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031528360997
- Christy Fowler, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031285782581
- Thomas Gibbons, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031376672345
- Gregory Leet, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031023182540
- Scott McDougal, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031710063417
- Brian Norman, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031558425389
Common questions
What is Laura R. Evans, O.D.'s NPI number?
Laura R. Evans, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831263375, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura R. Evans, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3230 Blattner Dr., Cape Girardeau, MO, 63703. Phone: (573) 334-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura R. Evans, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number T03451, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura R. Evans, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura R. Evans, O.D. had 208 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura R. Evans, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.