Sukhjinder Kandola, O.D.
Optometrist · Washington, DC
Sukhjinder Kandola, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1356911606, issued on Jun 29, 2021. Check the license with the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sukhjinder Kandola
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618003047 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3553 16TH St NW, Washington, DC 20010
- Phone
- (571) 291-1923
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3553 16TH St NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sukhjinder Kandola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich District of Columbia board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 87.4 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: $753.02
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Sukhjinder Kandola among 100 optometrist records in District of Columbia
Sukhjinder Kandola, O.D. is one of 100 optometrist records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 61% 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 District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in District of Columbia
There are 100 optometrist records in District of Columbia.
All 100 in District of Columbia → Every provider in Washington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Quratulain Khalid, ODWashington, DC 200101073124251
- Najiba IbrahimWashington, DC 200091942630694
- Xenya Kocylowsky, O.D.Washington, DC 200091194140210
- Elnaz Taslim-Saravi, O.D.Washington, DC 200091497061378
- Kevin Jackson, OPTOMETRISTWashington, DC 200121881724607
- Ali Matini, ODWashington, DC 200071811013774
- Kenneth Beck, ODWashington, DC 200061871622845
- Dalia Elkassabany, ODWashington, DC 200061134657885
Common questions
What is Sukhjinder Kandola, O.D.'s NPI number?
Sukhjinder Kandola, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356911606, issued on Jun 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sukhjinder Kandola, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3553 16TH St NW, Washington, DC, 20010. Phone: (571) 291-1923. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sukhjinder Kandola, O.D.'s license?
Search the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sukhjinder Kandola, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sukhjinder Kandola, O.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sukhjinder Kandola, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.4 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.