Sarah Buchanan Hunt, OD
Optometrist · Johnson City, TN
Sarah Buchanan Hunt, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Johnson City, Tennessee, and NPI 1487244588, issued on Jan 22, 2021. Check the license with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Buchanan Hunt
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618002962 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2829 E Oakland Ave, Johnson City, TN 37601
- Phone
- (423) 283-4590
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210304001183); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2829 E Oakland Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sydnee Morgan, ODOptometrist1023632478
- Andrew Schwichtenberg, O.D.Optometrist1902901713
Verify Sarah Buchanan Hunt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost15 claims
- 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: $16.48
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- I Care Vision Associates PLLCJohnson City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
Other optometrist records in Tennessee
- Catherine Abbott, O.D.Knoxville, TN1881034114
- Eddie Abernathy, ODRogersville, TN1831178508
- Khaled Abumayaleh, ODAlcoa, TN1811039266
- Thomas Adams, ODChattanooga, TN1699392464
- Brent Adamson, O.D.Paris, TN1629419957
- Sharon Adhami, O.D.Spring Hill, TN1225035983
- Emily Adkisson, ODMemphis, TN1619731247
- Mardia Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1528335999
- Sabina Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1427101716
- Ghaith Al-SowaidiChattanooga, TN1427586783
Common questions
What is Sarah Buchanan Hunt, OD's NPI number?
Sarah Buchanan Hunt, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487244588, issued on Jan 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Buchanan Hunt, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2829 E Oakland Ave, Johnson City, TN, 37601. Phone: (423) 283-4590. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Buchanan Hunt, OD's license?
Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sarah Buchanan Hunt, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Buchanan Hunt, OD had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 31 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.