Karen Louise Brown, OD
NPI 1760423479ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Hendersonville, NC
Optometrist (OD) in Hendersonville, North Carolina, trained at New England College of Optometry (class of 1996). In 2024 Medicare paid $19,158 for 282 patients, and Part D covered 53 of their prescriptions, 40% of them generic. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $655.71 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1760423479 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 10, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 19, 2009 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 1618 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 282 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 325 across 12 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $19,158 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 53 · 65 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 27 |
| Total drug cost | $28,245 |
| Generic share | 40% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | New England College of Optometry |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1996 |
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical groups
- Dr. Christopher J. Moshoures Optometrist PAShallotte, NC · 9 clinicians
- Risk Optometric Associates, PAFayetteville, NC · 7 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$655.71 · 10 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$59.59 · 3 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $159.13 | 2 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $145.25 | 2 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $121.13 | 1 |
| Optos, Inc. | $92.72 | 1 |
| Coopervision Inc. | $60.78 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$562.99 · 9 payments
- Entertainment$92.72 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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