Karri A. Buresh, OD
NPI 1124009824ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Salt Lake City, UT
Optometrist (OD) in Salt Lake City, Utah, trained at Southern College of Optometry (class of 2003). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $77,857 for 198 claims, against $5,596 paid for services in 2024. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,675 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1124009824 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 9, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 16, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 53506379931 | UT |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (UT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 19 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 76 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $5,596 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 198 · 326 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 59 |
| Total drug cost | $77,857 |
| Generic share | 45% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Southern College of Optometry |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2003 |
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Berner Eye Clinic IncSalt Lake City, UT · 5 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,675 · 19 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$1,155 · 18 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $462.37 | 8 |
| Visionary Optics LLC | $400.00 | 1 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $294.03 | 1 |
| Coopervision Inc. | $136.54 | 3 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $124.84 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,275 · 18 payments
- Gift$400.00 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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