Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson, O.D.
Optometrist · Cleveland, TN
Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Cleveland, Tennessee, and NPI 1467595041, issued on Feb 14, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 1743, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1743 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 Keith St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311
- Phone
- (423) 472-6517
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 476-8578
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080919000520); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2020 Keith St NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Samantha Kapperman, ODOptometrist1831799063
- Blake Peterson, ODOptometrist1942200159
- Walter Peterson, ODOptometrist1649270703
Verify Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 1743Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
268 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost104 claims
- Timolol Maleate29 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol21 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate17 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $137.80
7 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 one group practice
- Walter F Peterson OD PCCleveland, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson, O.D. is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cleveland → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cortney Bramlett, O.D.Cleveland, TN 373111770780348
- Samantha Kapperman, ODCleveland, TN 373111831799063
- Blake Peterson, ODCleveland, TN 373111942200159
- Walter Peterson, ODCleveland, TN 373111649270703
- Lori Balmer, ODCleveland, TN 373121124062856
- Stephen Bencho, ODCleveland, TN 373121679614846
- Mary ChaseCleveland, TN 373121487140232
- Christopher Muegge, ODCleveland, TN 373121316562804
Common questions
What is Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson, O.D.'s NPI number?
Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467595041, issued on Feb 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 Keith St NW, Cleveland, TN, 37311. Phone: (423) 472-6517. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 1743, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth ('Kari') Carrigan Hudson, O.D. had 268 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.