Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk, O.D.
Optometrist · Sacramento, CA
Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1760466775, issued on Dec 2, 2005. Check the license (California OPT1205T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT1205T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-7851
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 734-6197
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090112000023); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT1205TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 69% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis36 claims
- Cyclosporine22 claims
- Erythromycin16 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: $224.04
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaFolsom, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Sacramento → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Barnes, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958171669456695
- Tracy ChanSacramento, CA 958171992114565
- Brooke Chang, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958171821073461
- Crista Corbett, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958171275647455
- Larisa Johnson-Tong, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958171033215488
- Heidi Miller, ODSacramento, CA 958171831506682
- Myhanh Nguyen, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958171639154289
- Hai Tong, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958171447356878
Common questions
What is Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760466775, issued on Dec 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-7851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT1205T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kaaryn Pederson Vanbuskirk, O.D. had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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.