Kara Elizabeth Heying, OD
NPI 1184615379ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Cedar Rapids, IA
Optometrist (OD) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, trained at Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago (class of 1998). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $6,056 for 43 patients in 2024, with only 20 Part D claims. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $103.11 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1184615379 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 4, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 9, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 2110 | IA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (IA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 43 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 119 across 19 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $6,056 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 20 · 27 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $273.81 |
| Generic share | 95% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1998 |
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Drs Heying and Heying PCCedar Rapids, IA · 5 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$103.11 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $68.98 | 1 |
| Lkc Technologies, Inc. | $34.13 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$103.11 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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