Katherine N. Elkins, OD
Optometrist · Austin, TX
Katherine N. Elkins, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1043707201, issued on Apr 13, 2018. Check the license (Texas 10837, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine N. Elkins
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 10837 TX
046011185 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 Bee Caves RD, Austin, TX 78746
- Phone
- (512) 250-2020
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2023
- Fax
- (512) 250-2612
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230713003836); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine N. Elkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 10837Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
522 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost171 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol79 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth40 claims
- Timolol Maleate27 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate20 claims
- Restasis17 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $465.61
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Austin Eye Clinic AssociationAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine N. Elkins among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Katherine N. Elkins, OD is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Katherine N. Elkins, OD's NPI number?
Katherine N. Elkins, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043707201, issued on Apr 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine N. Elkins, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Bee Caves RD, Austin, TX, 78746. Phone: (512) 250-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine N. Elkins, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 10837, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine N. Elkins, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine N. Elkins, OD had 522 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine N. Elkins, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.