Richard Charles Kern, O.D.
Optometrist · Peoria, IL
Richard Charles Kern, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Peoria, Illinois, and NPI 1497812242, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 0467198, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Charles Kern
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0467198 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4408 N Knoxville Ave, Peoria, IL 61614
- Phone
- (309) 682-6214
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (309) 682-6236
- Medicaid ID
- 046007198 IL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Charles Kern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 0467198Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.7 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).
Richard Charles Kern among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Richard Charles Kern, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% 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 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 68% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Illinois
There are 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jackson Bennett, O.D.Peoria, IL 616141316098791
- Krey Bixby, ODPeoria, IL 616141134225402
- Timothy Cundiff, O.D.Peoria, IL 616141912169962
- Roger Fitch, O.D.Peoria, IL 616141306837307
- John Gysin, O.D.Peoria, IL 616141598757304
- Nicole Hanna, ODPeoria, IL 616141447977137
- Steven Jensen, O.D.Peoria, IL 616141942587589
- Andrew Milder, O.D.Peoria, IL 616141194509554
Common questions
What is Richard Charles Kern, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Charles Kern, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497812242, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Charles Kern, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4408 N Knoxville Ave, Peoria, IL, 61614. Phone: (309) 682-6214. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Charles Kern, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 0467198, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Richard Charles Kern, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.7 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.