Sarah Kuipers, O.D.
Optometrist · Rapid City, SD
Sarah Kuipers, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1902256738, issued on Jun 13, 2016. Check the license (South Dakota 729, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Kuipers
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 729 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 808 Mount Rushmore RD, Rapid City, SD 57701
- Phone
- (605) 343-6617
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 343-6621
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161013002572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 245 in South Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 808 Mount Rushmore RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cary FeldmanOptometrist1073735759
- Megan Rotella, O.D.Optometrist1073822169
Verify Sarah Kuipers 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 729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
530 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate163 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate151 claims
- Latanoprost65 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate32 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol23 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: $127.10
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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
- Independent Eyes LLCRapid City, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Kuipers among 245 optometrist records in South Dakota
Sarah Kuipers, O.D. 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 2016, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 183 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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.
All 245 in South Dakota → Every provider in Rapid City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Derek Allmer, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011164482907
- Anne Britton, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011154310019
- Randall Edwards, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011467502518
- Michael Ellender, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011245301787
- Elizabeth Ellender, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011417028051
- Joseph HartfordRapid City, SD 577011265470025
- Dwayne Ice, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011447362074
- Wayne Jones, ODRapid City, SD 577011174660252
Common questions
What is Sarah Kuipers, O.D.'s NPI number?
Sarah Kuipers, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902256738, issued on Jun 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Kuipers, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 808 Mount Rushmore RD, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 343-6617. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Kuipers, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 729, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sarah Kuipers, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Kuipers, O.D. had 530 Medicare Part D claims for 215 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.