Lauren Kanemi Evans, O.D.
Optometrist · Tucson, AZ
Lauren Kanemi Evans, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1144451741, issued on Jul 30, 2009. Check the license (Arizona OPT-002816, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Kanemi Evans
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OPT-002816 AZ
322 AK
13900T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5599 N Oracle RD, Tucson, AZ 85704
- Phone
- (520) 293-6740
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2024
- Fax
- (520) 293-6771
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241230000270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Kanemi Evans in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT-002816Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
655 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost119 claims
- Lumigan93 claims
- Cyclosporine41 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol41 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate34 claims
- Restasis32 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): 0 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: $864.39
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Northwest Eye Specialists L L CTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Kanemi Evans among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Lauren Kanemi Evans, 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 2009, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 52% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
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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 Lauren Kanemi Evans, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren Kanemi Evans, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144451741, issued on Jul 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Kanemi Evans, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5599 N Oracle RD, Tucson, AZ, 85704. Phone: (520) 293-6740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Kanemi Evans, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number OPT-002816, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Kanemi Evans, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Kanemi Evans, O.D. had 655 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Kanemi Evans, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.