NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Houdek, OD

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Sarah Houdek, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1558974964, issued on Aug 25, 2020. Check the license (South Dakota 766, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558974964
Name
Sarah Houdek
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
766 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2020 Jackson Blvd Ste 1, Rapid City, SD 57702
Phone
(605) 342-0777
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2020
Record last updated
Mar 30, 2022
Fax
(605) 342-7282
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200904001587); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2020
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

41 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sarah Houdek41
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth34 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: $1,718.52

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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. Sarah Houdek$1,718.52
  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. 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).

Sarah Houdek among 245 optometrist records in South Dakota

Sarah Houdek, OD is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 87% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 183 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 62% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick Britton, O.DRapid City, SD 577021750344701
  2. Karla Bucknall, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577021477607877
  3. Shane Clark, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577021437446440
  4. Loretta Flaitz, O.D., M.B.A.Rapid City, SD 577021588615132
  5. Taylor Haley, ODRapid City, SD 577021700516861
  6. William Holec, ODRapid City, SD 577021720146095
  7. Gaylene Kudrna, ODRapid City, SD 577021063570349
  8. Payton Oxner, ODRapid City, SD 577021831983097

Common questions

What is Sarah Houdek, OD's NPI number?

Sarah Houdek, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558974964, issued on Aug 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Houdek, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 Jackson Blvd Ste 1, Rapid City, SD, 57702. Phone: (605) 342-0777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Houdek, OD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 766, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sarah Houdek, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Houdek, OD had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.