Earlena McKee, OD
NPI 1235159666ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Tahlequah, OK
Optometrist (OD) with Cherokee Nation and 1 other group, practicing in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $3,000 for 50 patients in 2024, with only 37 Part D claims. Coopervision Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $454.80 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1235159666 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 20, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 19, 2013 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 2197 | OK |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (OK); Practitioner - Optometry (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 50 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 70 across 11 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $3,000 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 37 · 40 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 11 |
| Total drug cost | $597.50 |
| Generic share | 54% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical groups
- Cherokee NationTahlequah, OK · 449 clinicians
- Northeastern State University College of OptometrySalina, OK · 22 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian HospitalTahlequah, OK
- Northeastern Health SystemTahlequah, OK
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$454.80 · 13 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$490.98 · 14 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Coopervision Inc. | $157.91 | 6 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $127.57 | 3 |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $100.00 | 2 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $50.58 | 1 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $18.74 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$200.00 · 4 payments
- Food and Beverage$154.80 · 7 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$100.00 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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