Katherine E. Simko, OD
Optometrist · Bloomington, MN
Katherine E. Simko, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bloomington, Minnesota, and NPI 1306681192, issued on Jun 25, 2024. Check the license (Minnesota 3949, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine E. Simko
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3949 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9801 Dupont Ave S Ste 200, Bloomington, MN 55431
- Phone
- (952) 888-5800
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2025
- Fax
- (952) 567-6176
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240710000988); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9801 Dupont Ave S Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Katherine E. Simko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3949Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate14 claims
- Moxifloxacin11 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: $48.39
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, 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
- Group Health Plan IncSaint Paul, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine E. Simko among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Katherine E. Simko, OD is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2024, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 65% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 optometrist records list a practice address in Bloomington
They are 33 of the 3,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomington, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karina Bement, ODBloomington, MN 554311952091654
- Nicole Bergman, ODBloomington, MN 554311275272593
- Lauren Disterhaft, ODBloomington, MN 554311831086057
- Kara Herman, ODBloomington, MN 554311316871825
- Madison Huynh, ODBloomington, MN 554311366375636
- Jacob Jenness, ODBloomington, MN 554311326787763
- Brianna Johnson, ODBloomington, MN 554311568235489
- Lorin Larson, ODBloomington, MN 554311134702376
Common questions
What is Katherine E. Simko, OD's NPI number?
Katherine E. Simko, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306681192, issued on Jun 25, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine E. Simko, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9801 Dupont Ave S Ste 200, Bloomington, MN, 55431. Phone: (952) 888-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine E. Simko, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3949, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine E. Simko, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine E. Simko, OD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 62 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.