Bret Michael Miknich, O.D.
Optometrist · Anchorage, AK
Bret Michael Miknich, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1639382138, issued on May 8, 2007. Check the license (Alaska AA146, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bret Michael Miknich
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- AA146 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2702 Gambell St, Anchorage, AK 99503
- Phone
- (907) 272-7211
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (907) 272-4953
- Medicaid ID
- OD1146 AK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170725003522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bret Michael Miknich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
Search for license AA146Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $307.26
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Ashley Kettler OD LLCAnchorage, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bret Michael Miknich among 198 optometrist records in Alaska
Bret Michael Miknich, O.D. is one of 198 optometrist records with a practice address in Alaska. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2008 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 68% 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 Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alaska
There are 198 optometrist records in Alaska.
All 198 in Alaska → Every provider in Anchorage → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Berhow, O.D.Anchorage, AK 995031316047095
- Victoria Blower, ODAnchorage, AK 995031073689717
- Elizabeth Bow, O.D.Anchorage, AK 995031265662019
- Patrick Campaign, ODAnchorage, AK 995031659606739
- Adam Huff, O.D.Anchorage, AK 995031871665067
- Charles Lekites, ODAnchorage, AK 995031679670657
- Rebecca Makar, O.D.Anchorage, AK 995031760552384
- Anthony Makar, O.D.Anchorage, AK 995031619047248
Common questions
What is Bret Michael Miknich, O.D.'s NPI number?
Bret Michael Miknich, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639382138, issued on May 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bret Michael Miknich, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2702 Gambell St, Anchorage, AK, 99503. Phone: (907) 272-7211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bret Michael Miknich, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number AA146, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska 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.