NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Charles Fenson, OD

Optometrist · Bemidji, MN

Alexander Charles Fenson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bemidji, Minnesota, and NPI 1942183140, issued on Jul 28, 2025. Check the license (Minnesota 4020, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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1942183140
Name
Alexander Charles Fenson
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
4020 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1900 Division St W Unit 5, Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone
(218) 759-1430
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2025
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250822003175); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2025
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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Also registered at 1900 Division St W Unit 5

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lauren Hazelton, ODOptometrist1912314774

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Whelan Eye Care, Inc.Bemidji, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alexander Charles Fenson among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota

Alexander Charles Fenson, OD is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 97% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 65% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 optometrist records list a practice address in Bemidji

They are 19 of the 917 NPPES records with a practice address in Bemidji, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Germaine Cheslock, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011154468890
  2. Staci CollisonBemidji, MN 566011588949648
  3. Derek Czywczynski, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011427281583
  4. Robert Edwards, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011508903253
  5. Sara Fredrickson, ODBemidji, MN 566011407880057
  6. Lucas Genereux, ODBemidji, MN 566011346592680
  7. Lauren Hazelton, ODBemidji, MN 566011912314774
  8. James Hess, ODBemidji, MN 566011720017304

Common questions

What is Alexander Charles Fenson, OD's NPI number?

Alexander Charles Fenson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942183140, issued on Jul 28, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Charles Fenson, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 Division St W Unit 5, Bemidji, MN, 56601. Phone: (218) 759-1430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Charles Fenson, OD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 4020, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.