Laura Gudenkauf, O.D.
Optometrist · Tucson, AZ
Laura Gudenkauf, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1811302680, issued on Jun 30, 2014. Check the license (Arizona 2002, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Gudenkauf
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2002 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6615 N Oracle RD, Tucson, AZ 85704
- Phone
- (520) 797-8000
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141008002240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6615 N Oracle RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura Gudenkauf in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 2002Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $151.99
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Lake Havasu Family Eyecare LLCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Gudenkauf among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Laura Gudenkauf, 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 2014, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Arizona
There are 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
All 1,336 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Davis, ODTucson, AZ 857041144465592
- Randal Johnson, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857041568557940
- Kenneth Lord, ODTucson, AZ 857041245341809
- Lynette Lui, O.DTucson, AZ 857041902803133
- Stewart Mecom, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857041366589426
- Robert Mulgrew, ODTucson, AZ 857041851370878
- Tammy Nguyen, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857041770514358
- Thomas Nguyen, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857041750472312
Common questions
What is Laura Gudenkauf, O.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Gudenkauf, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811302680, issued on Jun 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Gudenkauf, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6615 N Oracle RD, Tucson, AZ, 85704. Phone: (520) 797-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Gudenkauf, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 2002, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Gudenkauf, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Gudenkauf, O.D. had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.