NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashley Ann Berens, OD

Optometrist · Blaine, MN

Ashley Ann Berens, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Blaine, Minnesota, and NPI 1417462698, issued on Dec 9, 2017. Check the license (Minnesota 3575, 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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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417462698
Name
Ashley Ann Berens
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
3575 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12170 Aberdeen St NE, Blaine, MN 55449
Phone
(763) 757-7000
Enumerated
Dec 9, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180918004162); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2017
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 12170 Aberdeen St NE

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

  1. Breann Forliti, O.D.Optometrist1265694715
  2. Landon Kudrna, O.D.Optometrist1285206318
  3. Megan Sis, OD, MS, FAAOOptometrist1013242197
  4. Lynn Sulerud, O.D.Optometrist1013060409
  5. Rosamond Tedesco, O.D.Optometrist1548469737

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  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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

644 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.

  1. Ashley Berens644
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost263 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate119 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol63 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate31 claims
  5. Restasis24 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl20 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: $205.06

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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.

  1. Ashley Berens$205.06
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Blaine Eye Clinic Optometrists, P.A.Blaine, MN

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

Ashley Ann Berens among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota

Ashley Ann Berens, 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 2017, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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).

17 optometrist records list a practice address in Blaine

They are 17 of the 649 NPPES records with a practice address in Blaine, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Bockhaus, O. D.Blaine, MN 554491841326584
  2. Breann Forliti, O.D.Blaine, MN 554491265694715
  3. Georgiann Jensen, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554491134272586
  4. Charles Kopp, ODBlaine, MN 554491366855629
  5. Landon Kudrna, O.D.Blaine, MN 554491285206318
  6. Jean Layman, O.D.Blaine, MN 554491689785636
  7. Louis Lee, ODBlaine, MN 554491285900548
  8. Alisha McAfee, O.D.Blaine, MN 554491043670730

Common questions

What is Ashley Ann Berens, OD's NPI number?

Ashley Ann Berens, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417462698, issued on Dec 9, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashley Ann Berens, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12170 Aberdeen St NE, Blaine, MN, 55449. Phone: (763) 757-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashley Ann Berens, OD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3575, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ashley Ann Berens, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashley Ann Berens, OD had 644 Medicare Part D claims for 153 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.