Kristen Brown, O.D.
NPI 1356456321ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Boston, MA
Optometrist (O.D.) in Boston, Massachusetts, licensed in MA, with an NPI issued in August 2006. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $106,424 for 68 claims, against $9,479 paid for services in 2024. Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $12,166 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1356456321 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | O.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 20, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 12, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 12, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 3930 | MA |
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 (MA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 37 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 139 across 15 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $9,479 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 68 · 114 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 27 |
| Total drug cost | $106,424 |
| Generic share | 19% of claims |
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$12,166 · 44 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$6,225 · 26 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | $6,890 | 4 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $2,982 | 12 |
| Lumenis Be Inc | $707.89 | 1 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $689.71 | 8 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $251.42 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$9,275 · 3 payments
- Food and Beverage$2,835 · 39 payments
- Entertainment$50.69 · 1 payment
- Education$4.78 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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