Karen Ruth Schoene, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Cheektowaga, NY
Karen Ruth Schoene, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Cheektowaga, New York, and NPI 1427090596, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (New York 125274, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Ruth Schoene
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 125274 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3095 Harlem RD, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
- Phone
- (716) 896-8831
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080416000220); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3095 Harlem RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dawn Armstrong, LPN/RNRegistered Nurse1144468331
- Amarjit Atwal, MDOphthalmology Physician1356346795
- Ephraim Atwal, MDOphthalmology Physician1194915371
- Marianne Catalano, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275554909
- Andrew Cochrane, MDOphthalmology Physician1972560001
- Christine Cotter, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1316968068
Verify Karen Ruth Schoene in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 125274Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
327 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost93 claims
- Lumigan65 claims
- Timolol Maleate26 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth22 claims
- Restasis20 claims
- Tobramycin12 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): 90.4 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: $64.82
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Amar Atwal MD PCCheektowaga, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Ruth Schoene among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Karen Ruth Schoene, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
All 1,822 in New York → Every provider in Cheektowaga → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amarjit Atwal, MDCheektowaga, NY 142251356346795
- Ephraim Atwal, MDCheektowaga, NY 142251194915371
- Andrew Cochrane, MDCheektowaga, NY 142251972560001
- Sandra Everett, M.D.Cheektowaga, NY 142251174634976
- Ajay Jurangal, MDCheektowaga, NY 142251578940813
- Sanjay Kamat, D.O.Cheektowaga, NY 142251205886421
- Henry Wilamowski, M.D.Cheektowaga, NY 142251871523217
- Donald Armenia, MDWest Seneca, NY 142241497708119
Common questions
What is Karen Ruth Schoene, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Ruth Schoene, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427090596, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Ruth Schoene, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3095 Harlem RD, Cheektowaga, NY, 14225. Phone: (716) 896-8831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Ruth Schoene, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 125274, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Ruth Schoene, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Ruth Schoene, M.D. had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Ruth Schoene, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 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.