Ronald Michael Kichura, O.D.
Optometrist · Elmendorf Afb, AK
Ronald Michael Kichura, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, and NPI 1457341034, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Alaska AA 182, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Michael Kichura
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- AA 182 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5955 Zeamer Ave, Elmendorf Afb, AK 99506
- Phone
- (907) 580-1150
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (907) 580-1152
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230927000519); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald Michael Kichura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
Search for license AA 182Check 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): 83.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southcentral FoundationWasilla, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald Michael Kichura among 198 optometrist records in Alaska
Ronald Michael Kichura, O.D. is one of 198 optometrist records with a practice address in Alaska. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2008 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Elmendorf Afb
They are 2 of the 110 NPPES records with a practice address in Elmendorf Afb, and 198 optometrist records in Alaska.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raul Angeles, ODJber, AK 995061285017194
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- Eric Colegrove, O.D.Jber, AK 995061174502959
- Luanne Danes, ODJber, AK 995061144330473
- Nathaniel Foster, ODElmendorf Afb, AK 995061659937274
- Nathan Frank, O.D.Anchorage, AK 995061588812390
- Alex Kwon, O.D.Jber, AK 995061992952048
- Jeffrey Newsom, O.D.Jber, AK 995061992791560
Common questions
What is Ronald Michael Kichura, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald Michael Kichura, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457341034, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Michael Kichura, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5955 Zeamer Ave, Elmendorf Afb, AK, 99506. Phone: (907) 580-1150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Michael Kichura, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number AA 182, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Ronald Michael Kichura, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 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.