Karen Smith Vanoy, O.D.
Optometrist · Homewood, AL
Karen Smith Vanoy, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Homewood, Alabama, and NPI 1437256955, issued on Sep 19, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S865TA419, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Smith Vanoy
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S865TA419 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 Wildwood Pkwy, Homewood, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 942-0377
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 945-6775
- Medicaid ID
- 000077826 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041129000492); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Karen Smith Vanoy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S865TA419Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
361 Medicare Part D claims for 121 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
- Latanoprost152 claims
- Timolol Maleate33 claims
- Travoprost22 claims
- Lumigan20 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate19 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol18 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: $376.33
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Eyecare Associates, Inc.Homewood, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Homewood
They are 7 of the 373 NPPES records with a practice address in Homewood, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 7 in Homewood → All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Homewood →
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is Karen Smith Vanoy, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Smith Vanoy, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437256955, issued on Sep 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Smith Vanoy, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Wildwood Pkwy, Homewood, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 942-0377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Smith Vanoy, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S865TA419, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Smith Vanoy, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Smith Vanoy, O.D. had 361 Medicare Part D claims for 121 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.