NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker, O.D.

Optometrist · Sabetha, KS

Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sabetha, Kansas, and NPI 1659483857, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 1701, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659483857
Name
Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
1701 KS
5788T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1002 Main St, Sabetha, KS 66534
Phone
(785) 284-2139
Enumerated
Sep 1, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140619000923); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1002 Main St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Douglas Whittaker, O.D.Optometrist1548364722

Verify Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker in five checks

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
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10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

248 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 7% of claims.

  1. Kay Shin Whittaker248
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost117 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate74 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate15 claims
  4. Erythromycin13 claims
  5. 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: $122.78

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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.

  1. Kay Shin Whittaker$122.78
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Whittaker And Tang PASeneca, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker among 715 optometrist records in Kansas

Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

2 optometrist records list a practice address in Sabetha

They are 2 of the 41 NPPES records with a practice address in Sabetha, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Whittaker, O.D.Sabetha, KS 665341548364722
  2. Verne Claussen, ODSt Marys, KS 665361851349237
  3. James Whittaker, O.D.Seneca, KS 665381417059213
  4. David Jacoby, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYOsage City, KS 665231003811761
  5. Daniel Smith, O.D.Osage City, KS 665231033163837
  6. Lindsey Kennedy, O.D.Wamego, KS 665471972057677
  7. Kyler Knobbe, O.D.Wamego, KS 665471871975367
  8. Ryan Kueker, O.D.Wamego, KS 665471154423242

Common questions

What is Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker, O.D.'s NPI number?

Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659483857, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1002 Main St, Sabetha, KS, 66534. Phone: (785) 284-2139. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 1701, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kay Shin Susanna Whittaker, O.D. had 248 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.