Michelle A. Kohls, O.D.
Optometrist · Phoenix, AZ
Michelle A. Kohls, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1801840285, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 1306, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle A. Kohls
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1306 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 W Carefree Hwy Unit 116, Phoenix, AZ 85085
- Phone
- (623) 582-3937
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (623) 249-4307
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040106000497); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2525 W Carefree Hwy Unit 116
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Justin Kohls, O.D.Optometrist1023128949
Verify Michelle A. Kohls in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 1306Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
346 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost134 claims
- Timolol Maleate66 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate23 claims
- Erythromycin16 claims
- Moxifloxacin16 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone16 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): 7.5 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: $232.46
5 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
- North Valley Eye Care PCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle A. Kohls among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Michelle A. Kohls, 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 Phoenix → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gail Akerman, O.D.Phoenix, AZ 850851275522245
- Justin Kohls, O.D.Phoenix, AZ 850851023128949
- Peggy Koop, O.D.Phoenix, AZ 850851750378048
- Richard Koop, O.D.Phoenix, AZ 850851417944307
- Charles Lynn, O.D.Phoenix, AZ 850851922192582
- Christopher WongPhoenix, AZ 850851063158137
- Svetlana Aleshina, ODAnthem, AZ 850861437360914
- Thomas Czyz, O.D.Anthem, AZ 850861558470583
Common questions
What is Michelle A. Kohls, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle A. Kohls, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801840285, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle A. Kohls, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 W Carefree Hwy Unit 116, Phoenix, AZ, 85085. Phone: (623) 582-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle A. Kohls, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 1306, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle A. Kohls, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle A. Kohls, O.D. had 346 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle A. Kohls, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 7.5 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.