Robert Louis Kardos, O.D.
Optometrist · Harrisburg, PA
Robert Louis Kardos, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1245300953, issued on Nov 9, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG000449, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Louis Kardos
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG000449 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 N 3RD St, Harrisburg, PA 17101
- Phone
- (717) 236-2753
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101116000399); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 620 N 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dorothy Kardos, RN, BC-HISHearing Instrument Specialist1952503955
Verify Robert Louis Kardos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG000449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of 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: $220.80
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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.
Robert Louis Kardos among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Robert Louis Kardos, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Harrisburg → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John O'Donnell, Jr., O.D.Harrisburg, PA 171041467454785
- Robert Stegura, O.D.Harrisburg, PA 171041336141654
- Perry Umlauf, O.D.Harrisburg, PA 171041003884172
- Angela Chango-Holt, O.D.Harrisburg, PA 171091306919097
- Mark Cohen, O.D.Harrisburg, PA 171091649266602
- Ashley Hudson, O.D.Harrisburg, PA 171091225348899
- Jill Miller, O.D.Harrisburg, PA 171091811957319
- Natalie Miller, ODHarrisburg, PA 171091548082548
Common questions
What is Robert Louis Kardos, O.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Louis Kardos, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245300953, issued on Nov 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Louis Kardos, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 N 3RD St, Harrisburg, PA, 17101. Phone: (717) 236-2753. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Louis Kardos, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG000449, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert Louis Kardos, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Louis Kardos, O.D. had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.