Karena Shippee, OD
Optometrist · St Johnsbury, VT
Karena Shippee, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in St Johnsbury, Vermont, and NPI 1790822179, issued on Feb 1, 2007. Check the license (Vermont 030-0000332, as entered in NPPES) with the Vermont board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karena Shippee
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 030-0000332 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 468 Hospital Dr, St Johnsbury, VT 05819
- Phone
- (802) 748-3536
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- OVN3502 VT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000613); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 134 in Vermont → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 468 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Boggie, O.D.Optometrist1356587976
- Erica Guelette, ODOptometrist1144741992
- Molly King -Gove, ODOptometrist1548780133
- Julia Kitchens, O.D.Optometrist1245894229
- Richard Leven, O.D.Optometrist1962517292
Verify Karena Shippee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Vermont board licenses this profession
Search for license 030-0000332Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
348 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost90 claims
- Lumigan78 claims
- Timolol Maleate78 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol11 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl11 claims
- Restasis11 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: $13.39
1 payment: 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
- Shippee Family Eye Care PCSaint Johnsbury, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karena Shippee among 134 optometrist records in Vermont
Karena Shippee, OD is one of 134 optometrist records with a practice address in Vermont. 72% 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 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Vermont practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in St Johnsbury
They are 9 of the 323 NPPES records with a practice address in St Johnsbury, and 134 optometrist records in Vermont.
All 134 in Vermont → Every provider in St Johnsbury → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abigail Bernier, ODSaint Johnsbury, VT 058191427984400
- Jennifer Boggie, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191356587976
- Jill Ganch, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191811203847
- Erica Guelette, ODSt Johnsbury, VT 058191144741992
- Molly King -Gove, ODSt Johnsbury, VT 058191548780133
- Julia Kitchens, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191245894229
- Richard Leven, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191962517292
- Paul Lindstrom, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191649266149
Common questions
What is Karena Shippee, OD's NPI number?
Karena Shippee, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790822179, issued on Feb 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karena Shippee, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 468 Hospital Dr, St Johnsbury, VT, 05819. Phone: (802) 748-3536. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karena Shippee, OD's license?
NPPES lists Vermont license number 030-0000332, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karena Shippee, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karena Shippee, OD had 348 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.