Karen S. Skurner, O.D.
Optometrist · Muncie, IN
Karen S. Skurner, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Muncie, Indiana, and NPI 1770560286, issued on Dec 27, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 18002725A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen S. Skurner
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18002725A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5091 W Bethel Ave, Muncie, IN 47304
- Phone
- (317) 841-2020
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2024
- Fax
- (317) 570-7433
- Medicaid ID
- 200041180 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091215000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5091 W Bethel Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sherry Motto, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669551305
- James Stewart, O.D.Optometrist1194702639
Verify Karen S. Skurner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18002725ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
951 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost247 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol103 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate71 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl65 claims
- Timolol Maleate63 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate52 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: $714.39
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Eye Surgeons OF Indiana, PCMuncie, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen S. Skurner among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Karen S. Skurner, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 optometrist records list a practice address in Muncie
They are 26 of the 2,630 NPPES records with a practice address in Muncie, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
All 1,578 in Indiana → Every provider in Muncie → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wynde Ashman, ODMuncie, IN 473041447247580
- John Ashman, ODMuncle, IN 473041982692356
- Jeremy Gard, O.D.Muncie, IN 473041932488418
- Ronald Hoyle, O.D.Muncie, IN 473041588788400
- Lori Johnston, ODMuncie, IN 473041598736704
- Kregg Koons, OD OPTOMETRYMuncie, IN 473041962515791
- Alan Lenig, ODMuncie, IN 473041386757771
- Philip Nix, O.D.Muncie, IN 473041700868874
Common questions
What is Karen S. Skurner, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen S. Skurner, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770560286, issued on Dec 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen S. Skurner, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5091 W Bethel Ave, Muncie, IN, 47304. Phone: (317) 841-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen S. Skurner, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002725A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen S. Skurner, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen S. Skurner, O.D. had 951 Medicare Part D claims for 243 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.