Karen Elizabeth Best, O.D.
Optometrist · Roanoke, VA
Karen Elizabeth Best, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Roanoke, Virginia, and NPI 1598947319, issued on Dec 4, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0618000577, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Elizabeth Best
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618000577 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1507 Hershberger RD NW, Roanoke, VA 24012
- Phone
- (540) 362-1030
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (540) 362-5574
- Medicaid ID
- 009235787 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100806000470); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1507 Hershberger RD NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tammy CoxOptician1881750719
- William CoxOptician1467573170
- Norma Walker, OPTICIANOptician1023379658
Verify Karen Elizabeth Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618000577Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $575.56
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- National Optometric Center PLCRoanoke, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Elizabeth Best among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Karen Elizabeth Best, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Roanoke → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joe Blackstock, ODRoanoke, VA 240121497720437
- Patrick Curran, O.D.Roanoke, VA 240121003077926
- Monroe Farmer, O.D.Roanoke, VA 240121235246356
- Andrew Horvath, ODRoanoke, VA 240121447209929
- Reena Isharani, ODRoanoke, VA 240121508039678
- Neal Jessup, O.D.Roanoke, VA 240121972504645
- Michael Johnson, ODRoanoke, VA 240121437125234
- Yaling Lee, O.D.Roanoke, VA 240121144374885
Common questions
What is Karen Elizabeth Best, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Elizabeth Best, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598947319, issued on Dec 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Elizabeth Best, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1507 Hershberger RD NW, Roanoke, VA, 24012. Phone: (540) 362-1030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Elizabeth Best, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618000577, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.