Kristen Heather Behrens, O.D.

Primary specialty

OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X

License

4913 Issued in MA

Practice address

60 Walnut St
Wellesley, MA 02481-2151

Phone

(617) 964-1050

Fax

(617) 568-4756

NPI assigned

Jul 16, 2012

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

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MA

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

New England College of Optometry, 2012

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Newton Wellesley Eye Associates PCGroup PAC ID 1355361742, 14 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Not enrolled

HHS exclusion list flag

CMS’s directory marks this NPI as on an HHS exclusion list; no matching OIG record was found. The OIG exclusions file (LEIE) holds no record for this NPI, and the directory does not say which list the flag comes from. How exclusions are shown Confirm with the OIG exclusions search.

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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

• Neighborhood Optometry, PC

  • Optometrist
  • Southborough, MA
  • NPI 1932088739
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Newton Wellesley Eye Associates, P.C.

  • Optometrist
  • Wellesley, MA
  • NPI 1962422741
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1609842152
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Internal Medical Associates-Ebnhc

  • Community Health Clinic/Center
  • East Boston, MA
  • NPI 1558481879
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Neighborhealth Corporation

  • Community Health Clinic/Center
  • East Boston, MA
  • NPI 1316994411
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Mass Optometric Associates, PLLC

  • Optometrist
  • Malden, MA
  • NPI 1063610194
  Medicare reassignment
• Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1316324650
  NPD
• Pratt Ophthalmology Associates Inc

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1083660534
  NPD (past)

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1756252800000",
    "number": "1730434754",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "60 WALNUT ST",
            "city": "WELLESLEY",
            "state": "MA",
            "postal_code": "024812151",
            "telephone_number": "617-964-1050",
            "fax_number": "617-568-4756"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "60 WALNUT ST",
            "city": "WELLESLEY",
            "state": "MA",
            "postal_code": "024812151",
            "telephone_number": "617-964-1050",
            "fax_number": "617-568-4756"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "BEHRENS",
        "first_name": "KRISTEN",
        "middle_name": "HEATHER",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "O.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2012-07-16",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-27",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-27",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "152W00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Optometrist",
            "state": "MA",
            "license": "4913",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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• Optometrist in Wellesley, MA
• Providers in Wellesley, MA by specialty
• Optometrist in Massachusetts

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 27, 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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