Monica Szalajko, O.D.
Optometrist · Kingsport, TN
Monica Szalajko, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1720436892, issued on May 31, 2016. Check the license with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monica Szalajko
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618002490 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2101 Fort Henry Dr, Kingsport, TN 37664
- Phone
- (423) 246-1585
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160728001511); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Monica Szalajko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,837 Medicare Part D claims for 706 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost404 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate300 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol184 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone121 claims
- Restasis117 claims
- Xiidra106 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): 100 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: $225.55
7 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
- Regional Eye Center PCKingsport, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Monica Szalajko among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Monica Szalajko, O.D. is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Kingsport → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Torrey Carlson, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641053360131
- David Holliman, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641649265299
- Melissa Holliman, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641043205693
- Brandon Holliman, ODKingsport, TN 376641558214155
- Dale McNiel, ODKingsport, TN 376641073661724
- Michael Morgan, ODKingsport, TN 376641649846296
- Troy MossKingsport, TN 376641720713621
- Frank Oglesby, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641275544041
Common questions
What is Monica Szalajko, O.D.'s NPI number?
Monica Szalajko, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720436892, issued on May 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monica Szalajko, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2101 Fort Henry Dr, Kingsport, TN, 37664. Phone: (423) 246-1585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monica Szalajko, O.D.'s license?
Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Monica Szalajko, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monica Szalajko, O.D. had 1,837 Medicare Part D claims for 706 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Monica Szalajko, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.