Lauren Krawczyk Byington, O.D.
Optometrist · Albuquerque, NM
Lauren Krawczyk Byington, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1154756674, issued on Sep 4, 2013. Check the license (New Mexico 655, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Krawczyk Byington
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 655 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9204 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112
- Phone
- (505) 452-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140509000187); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9204 Menaul Blvd NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Arvas, D,OOptometrist1912912593
- Margarita Cordova, LMT 9121Massage Therapist1679032171
Verify Lauren Krawczyk Byington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 655Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
176 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 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine29 claims
- Latanoprost23 claims
- Lumigan19 claims
- Erythromycin18 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate13 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone13 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: $653.82
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Albuquerque Associates OF OptometryAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Krawczyk Byington among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico
Lauren Krawczyk Byington, O.D. is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Mexico
There are 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.
All 333 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Arvas, D,OAlbuquerque, NM 871121912912593
- Drew Casey, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871121184465056
- Andrea Hands, O.DAlbuquerque, NM 871121598095218
- Kevin Morris, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871121265446769
- Brooks Alldredge, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871131154463099
- Ken BaekAlbuquerque, NM 871111144061714
- Zoe Baker, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871131053191908
- Sarah Bortz, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871131881829448
Common questions
What is Lauren Krawczyk Byington, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren Krawczyk Byington, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154756674, issued on Sep 4, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Krawczyk Byington, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9204 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87112. Phone: (505) 452-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Krawczyk Byington, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 655, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Krawczyk Byington, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Krawczyk Byington, O.D. had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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.