Rebecca Kindler, OD
Optometrist · Lake Charles, LA
Rebecca Kindler, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1831507961, issued on Aug 1, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana 1779713T, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rebecca Kindler
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1779713T LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 478-3810
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 478-6360
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141215001178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1717 Oak Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Ash, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1780608026
- Harpal Benipal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1114987229
- Amanda Bruns, PHARMDPharmacist1619761194
- Margaret Carter, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1063778504
- Martin Castillo, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1588007249
- Courtney Clark, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1467821629
Verify Rebecca Kindler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1779713TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
309 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost97 claims
- Restasis50 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 claims
- Timolol Maleate21 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): 87.8 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: $403.03
10 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
- Eye Clinic A Professional Medical CorpLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rebecca Kindler among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Rebecca Kindler, OD is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Louisiana
There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jakeline Chavez, ODLake Charles, LA 706011457274904
- Steven East, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011164439923
- Hannah Eastman Fawcett, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011376985507
- Andrew Erneston, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011477535987
- George Fink, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011497873079
- Melvin Gehrig, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011932181427
- Shelly Guillory, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011033321765
- Jeffrey Hankin, O.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011538141049
Common questions
What is Rebecca Kindler, OD's NPI number?
Rebecca Kindler, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831507961, issued on Aug 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rebecca Kindler, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 478-3810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rebecca Kindler, OD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1779713T, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rebecca Kindler, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rebecca Kindler, OD had 309 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rebecca Kindler, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.8 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.