Lynn M. Gaston, O.D.
Optometrist · Kansas City, MO
Lynn M. Gaston, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1396813473, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2004023125, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lynn M. Gaston
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2004023125 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4240 Blue Ridge Blvd Ste 1000, Kansas City, MO 64133
- Phone
- (816) 358-3600
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041222000295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lynn M. Gaston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2004023125Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
644 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost146 claims
- Lumigan71 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate60 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone52 claims
- Restasis50 claims
- Cyclosporine37 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): 89.9 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: $1,110.60
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Silverstein Eye Centers PCKansas City, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lynn M. Gaston among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Lynn M. Gaston, 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
- Graduated2000 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Missouri
There are 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
All 1,242 in Missouri → Every provider in Kansas City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Banks, ODRaytown, MO 641331124002134
- Melissa Enevoldsen, O.D.Raytown, MO 641331396092961
- Jeffrey Harter, O.D.Raytown, MO 641331831326339
- Kelsey Kleinsasser, ODKansas City, MO 641331740278944
- Dana Krause, O.D.Raytown, MO 641331083639157
- Melanie Linderer, O.D.Raytown, MO 641331184621005
- Christine Mitts, O.D.Raytown, MO 641331235427089
- Steven Padget, O.D.Raytown, MO 641331306847991
Common questions
What is Lynn M. Gaston, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lynn M. Gaston, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396813473, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lynn M. Gaston, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4240 Blue Ridge Blvd Ste 1000, Kansas City, MO, 64133. Phone: (816) 358-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lynn M. Gaston, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2004023125, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lynn M. Gaston, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lynn M. Gaston, O.D. had 644 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lynn M. Gaston, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 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.