Katherine Allen, O.D.
Optometrist · Knoxville, TN
Katherine Allen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1679921696, issued on May 31, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee OD-T3556, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Allen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD-T3556 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7686 Oak Ridge Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37931
- Phone
- (865) 247-7715
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200218002257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 7686 Oak Ridge Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jacob McCarter, ODOptometrist1811828734
Verify Katherine Allen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD-T3556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost11 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate11 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: $361.01
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Presson Eye Care, PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Allen among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Katherine Allen, O.D. is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacob McCarter, ODKnoxville, TN 379311811828734
- Hal Phillips, O.DKnoxville, TN 379311306046297
- Alan Presson, ODKnoxville, TN 379311346251584
- Michelle Presson, ODKnoxville, TN 379311225049380
- Catherine Abbott, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379321881034114
- Wesley Boyd, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379321649443474
- Travis Thompson, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379321730526716
- Savannah Upshaw, ODKnoxville, TN 379321295667731
Common questions
What is Katherine Allen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine Allen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679921696, issued on May 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Allen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7686 Oak Ridge Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37931. Phone: (865) 247-7715. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Allen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD-T3556, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine Allen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Allen, O.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 31 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.