Kristine Lare-Knappenberger, OD

Primary specialty

OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X

License

OEG000245 Issued in PA

Practice address

400 N 17TH St
Ste 101
Allentown, PA 18104

Phone

(610) 433-0450

Fax

(610) 433-4655

NPI assigned

May 20, 2006

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other names 1

• Kristine Lare Former name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Optometry

Education

Pennsylvania College of Optometry, 1995

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Lehigh Valley Eye Center, P.C.Group PAC ID 3072593508, 51 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

82.68 of 100Reported as group

Quality

86.54

Promoting interoperability

94

Improvement activities

40

Cost

60.72

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: kristine.lareknappenbergerod.p10@direct.ocli.nextgenshare.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Lehigh Valley Eye Center, P.C.

  • Specialist
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1356330369

  Optometrist

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "825 E GATE BLVD STE 111",
            "city": "GARDEN CITY",
            "state": "NY",
            "postal_code": "115302136",
            "telephone_number": "516-804-5200",
            "fax_number": "631-309-6461"
        },
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "400 N 17TH ST",
            "address_2": "STE 101",
            "city": "ALLENTOWN",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "18104",
            "telephone_number": "610-433-0450",
            "fax_number": "610-433-4655"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "LARE-KNAPPENBERGER",
        "first_name": "KRISTINE",
        "credential": "OD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-05-20",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-29",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-29",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "152W00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Optometrist",
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            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": [
        {
            "first_name": "KRISTINE",
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        }
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}

• Kyle Michael Langston, PA-C
• Wajeeha Lanzara
• Linda Louise Lapos, MD
• Christian J Laputka, PA
• Wanda E Lara
• Sara Larios, PA-C
• Donna L Larkin, CMS
• Sara Larosiliere, MD
• Anne M Larrabee Freed, MD
• Kalee Larsen, MD

• Optometrist in Allentown, PA
• Providers in Allentown, PA by specialty
• Optometrist in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 29, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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