Katherine Nicole Bruns, OD
Optometrist · Salina, KS
Katherine Nicole Bruns, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Salina, Kansas, and NPI 1487216131, issued on Jul 2, 2019. Check the license (Kansas 2098, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Nicole Bruns
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2098 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 E Cloud St, Salina, KS 67401
- Phone
- (785) 823-6391
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190924000809); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 715 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1000 E Cloud St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Banninger, O.D.Optometrist1225033285
- Dale Cole, O.D.Optometrist1275538225
- David Cooper, O.D.Optometrist1891790853
- Katy Ebert, O.D.Optometrist1386933554
Verify Katherine Nicole Bruns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2098Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
147 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost46 claims
- Timolol Maleate16 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Drs Cooper And Banninger LLCSalina, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Nicole Bruns among 715 optometrist records in Kansas
Katherine Nicole Bruns, OD is one of 715 optometrist records with a practice address in Kansas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 74% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 optometrist records list a practice address in Salina
They are 23 of the 1,129 NPPES records with a practice address in Salina, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Banninger, O.D.Salina, KS 674011225033285
- Peter Brungardt, O.D.Salina, KS 674011437152790
- Stacy Clark, ODSalina, KS 674011912016494
- Dale Cole, O.D.Salina, KS 674011275538225
- David Cooper, O.D.Salina, KS 674011891790853
- Kenton Driver, ODSalina, KS 674011639288145
- Ronald Huffman, O.D.Salina, KS 674011588739817
- Jim Johnson, O.D.Salina, KS 674011720174261
Common questions
What is Katherine Nicole Bruns, OD's NPI number?
Katherine Nicole Bruns, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487216131, issued on Jul 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Nicole Bruns, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 E Cloud St, Salina, KS, 67401. Phone: (785) 823-6391. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Nicole Bruns, OD's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 2098, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine Nicole Bruns, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Nicole Bruns, OD had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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.