Paula Sorensen, O.D.
Optometrist · Rapid City, SD
Paula Sorensen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1831206200, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 517, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Sorensen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 517 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2626 W Main St, Rapid City, SD 57702
- Phone
- (605) 399-3811
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 399-3845
- Medicaid ID
- 9200072 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040203000413); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Paula Sorensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 517Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost51 claims
- Restasis30 claims
- Cyclosporine11 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: $33.64
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Becker And Sorensen PCRapid City, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
39 optometrist records list a practice address in Rapid City
They are 39 of the 3,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Rapid City, and 245 optometrist records in South Dakota.
All 39 in Rapid City → All 245 in South Dakota → Every provider in Rapid City →
Other optometrist records in South Dakota
- Katelin Albers-Kleinsasser, ODHuron, SD1194264390
- Derek Allmer, O.D.Rapid City, SD1164482907
- Eva Anderson, O.D.Sioux Falls, SD1558724054
- Gabrielle Anderson, ODSioux Falls, SD1366332249
- Paul Anderson, ODYankton, SD1356364236
- Shelby Anderson, ODSioux Falls, SD1528628062
- Vance Ankrum, O.D.Sioux Falls, SD1881653442
- Ryan Arlt, O.D.Beresford, SD1265432751
- Rachel Austvold, ODWatertown, SD1992543979
- John Bannwarth, O.D.Sioux Falls, SD1689824856
Common questions
What is Paula Sorensen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Paula Sorensen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831206200, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Sorensen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2626 W Main St, Rapid City, SD, 57702. Phone: (605) 399-3811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Sorensen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 517, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Sorensen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Sorensen, O.D. had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.