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Kimberly Kay Epling, OD

NPI 1073616355ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Ashland, KY

Optometrist (OD) in Ashland, Kentucky, trained at Pennsylvania College of Optometry (class of 2000). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $103,133 for 387 claims, against $44,790 paid for services in 2024. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,221 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1073616355
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 5, 2006
Last updated in NPPESAug 30, 2012

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X1798DTKY
Optometrist152W00000X986-ODWV
Optometrist152W00000X5366 T2277OH

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (KY); Practitioner - Optometry (WV)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients274
Services billed5,921 across 21 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$44,790

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)387 · 791 30-day fills
Patients125
Total drug cost$103,133
Generic share59% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolPennsylvania College of Optometry
Graduation year2000
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,221 · 50 payments from 9 companies
  • 2024$986.61 · 40 payments from 10 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,221 · 50 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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