Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser, OD
Optometrist · Huron, SD
Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Huron, South Dakota, and NPI 1194264390, issued on Feb 21, 2017. Check the license (South Dakota 734, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 734 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1288 Dakota Ave S, Huron, SD 57350
- Phone
- (605) 352-4181
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170331001143); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1288 Dakota Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 734Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 50 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
- Latanoprost31 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol15 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate15 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: $50.51
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Huron Eye Clinic PCHuron, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser among 245 optometrist records in South Dakota
Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser, OD is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 183 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Huron
They are 4 of the 202 NPPES records with a practice address in Huron, and 245 optometrist records in South Dakota.
All 245 in South Dakota → Every provider in Huron → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Nelson, O.D.Huron, SD 573501841302700
- Megan Nelson-Hartman, O.DHuron, SD 573501760680508
- Kyle Porisch, ODHuron, SD 573501275625071
- Jill Thompson, O.D.Fort Thompson, SD 573391174705115
- McKenzee Hamlin, O.D.Miller, SD 573621831929470
- Olivia Cotton, ODParkston, SD 573661861083412
- L Menning, ODCorsica, SD 573281982623088
- Alexander Permann, ODChamberlain, SD 573251124400395
Common questions
What is Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser, OD's NPI number?
Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194264390, issued on Feb 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1288 Dakota Ave S, Huron, SD, 57350. Phone: (605) 352-4181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 734, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katelin J. Albers-Kleinsasser, OD had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 50 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.