Paula J. Gring, O.D.
Optometrist · La Porte, IN
Paula J. Gring, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in La Porte, Indiana, and NPI 1023236882, issued on Apr 24, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 18002544A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula J. Gring
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 18002544A IN
1446 SC
2408 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 422 Perry St, La Porte, IN 46350
- Phone
- (219) 325-0404
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171114001725); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,578 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 422 Perry St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dawn Bohnert, O.D.Optometrist1659439958
Verify Paula J. Gring in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18002544ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $279.27
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Onhealthcare LLCIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula J. Gring among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Paula J. Gring, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in La Porte
They are 9 of the 445 NPPES records with a practice address in La Porte, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
All 1,578 in Indiana → Every provider in La Porte → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kyle Antos, O.D.La Porte, IN 463501801024732
- Dawn Bohnert, O.D.La Porte, IN 463501659439958
- Pamela Heyne-Thompson, O.D.La Porte, IN 463501033178900
- Lawrence Hicks, O.D.La Porte, IN 463501356433742
- Michael Komasinski, O.D.La Porte, IN 463501356330716
- Marcia Kostka-Suvelza, O.D.La Porte, IN 463501811972680
- Kathryn Sommer, O.D.La Porte, IN 463501710902085
- Dennis Sommer, ODLa Porte, IN 463501750395216
Common questions
What is Paula J. Gring, O.D.'s NPI number?
Paula J. Gring, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023236882, issued on Apr 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula J. Gring, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 422 Perry St, La Porte, IN, 46350. Phone: (219) 325-0404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula J. Gring, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002544A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.