Nicholas James Karbach, OD
Optometrist · Philadelphia, PA
Nicholas James Karbach, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1588191985, issued on May 16, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG003319, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas James Karbach
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG003319 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 W Godfrey Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141
- Phone
- (215) 276-6000
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170823000045); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1200 W Godfrey Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholas James Karbach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG003319Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
397 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost117 claims
- Travoprost47 claims
- Cyclosporine34 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl29 claims
- Lumigan24 claims
- Timolol Maleate20 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: $79.60
3 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 2 group practices
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
- RL Health IncLanghorne, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas James Karbach among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Nicholas James Karbach, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Appel, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411760499834
- De Gaulle Chigbu, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411730197518
- Connie Chronister, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411992713762
- Stanley Hatch, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411720077902
- Stephanie Holt, O.D.Philadelphia, PA 191411366450157
- Helene Kaiser, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411972511624
- Kelly Malloy, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411598773384
- Shital ManiPhiladelphia, PA 191411427033406
Common questions
What is Nicholas James Karbach, OD's NPI number?
Nicholas James Karbach, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588191985, issued on May 16, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas James Karbach, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 W Godfrey Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19141. Phone: (215) 276-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas James Karbach, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG003319, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas James Karbach, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas James Karbach, OD had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 81 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.