Earlena McKee, OD
Optometrist · Tahlequah, OK
Earlena McKee, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and NPI 1235159666, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Oklahoma 2197, as entered in NPPES) with the Oklahoma board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Earlena McKee
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2197 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 N Grand Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464
- Phone
- (918) 444-4051
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (918) 458-2310
- Medicaid ID
- 200028170A OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041116000222); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1001 N Grand Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Drew BreedloveStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629823323
Verify Earlena McKee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oklahoma board licenses this profession
Search for license 2197Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost16 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $490.98
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cherokee NationTahlequah, OK
- Northeastern State University College OF OptometrySalina, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Earlena McKee among 892 optometrist records in Oklahoma
Earlena McKee, OD is one of 892 optometrist records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 620 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 optometrist records list a practice address in Tahlequah
They are 72 of the 1,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Tahlequah, and 892 optometrist records in Oklahoma.
All 892 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Tahlequah → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rodney Bendure, ODTahlequah, OK 744641033138037
- Leland Carr, ODTahlequah, OK 744641891786778
- Joe Cope, ODTahlequah, OK 744641760488951
- George Fulk, ODTahlequah, OK 744641508886938
- Lisa Hatfield, O.D.Tahlequah, OK 744641972585545
- James Mahaney, O.D.Tahlequah, OK 744641689621021
- Alan McKee, ODTahlequah, OK 744641326068750
- Jeff Miller, ODTahlequah, OK 744641144240573
Common questions
What is Earlena McKee, OD's NPI number?
Earlena McKee, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235159666, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Earlena McKee, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 N Grand Ave, Tahlequah, OK, 74464. Phone: (918) 444-4051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Earlena McKee, OD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 2197, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Earlena McKee, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Earlena McKee, OD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Earlena McKee, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.