NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Jo Downes, OD

Optometrist · Iowa City, IA

Sara Jo Downes, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1578850038, issued on Jul 6, 2011. Check the license (Iowa 002533, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa 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
1578850038
Name
Sara Jo Downes
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
002533 IA
3230 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 467-8766
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 384-8698
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181119000038); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2011
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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Verify Sara Jo Downes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
    Search for license 002533    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. State University OF IowaIowa City, IA

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

Sara Jo Downes among 676 optometrist records in Iowa

Sara Jo Downes, OD is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 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 2011, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Iowa

There are 676 optometrist records in Iowa.

All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Iowa City → Optometrist nationwide →

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joanna Gebhardt, O.D.Iowa City, IA 522421730467549
  2. Ashley Hui, O.D.Iowa City, IA 522421356728778
  3. Brian Kirschling, ODIowa City, IA 522421013918259
  4. Tressa Larson, OD, FAAOIowa City, IA 522421629382189
  5. Marcus Noyes, ODIowa City, IA 522421093206096
  6. Khadija Shahid, O.D.Iowa City, IA 522421710929526
  7. Christine Sindt, ODIowa City, IA 522421346241916
  8. Mark Wilkinson, ODIowa City, IA 522421568463826

Common questions

What is Sara Jo Downes, OD's NPI number?

Sara Jo Downes, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578850038, issued on Jul 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Jo Downes, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 467-8766. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Jo Downes, OD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 002533, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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