Bruce D. Babcock, OD
Optometrist · Cottage Grove, MN
Bruce D. Babcock, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, and NPI 1073577417, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2518, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce D. Babcock
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2518 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8611 W Point Douglas RD S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016
- Phone
- (651) 458-1884
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 623829700 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101110000109); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bruce D. Babcock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2518Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
606 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost301 claims
- Timolol Maleate54 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol53 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate44 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allina Health SystemAnnandale, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce D. Babcock among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Bruce D. Babcock, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Cottage Grove
They are 6 of the 287 NPPES records with a practice address in Cottage Grove, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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- Taylor Wolke, ODCottage Grove, MN 550161023502879
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Common questions
What is Bruce D. Babcock, OD's NPI number?
Bruce D. Babcock, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073577417, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce D. Babcock, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8611 W Point Douglas RD S, Cottage Grove, MN, 55016. Phone: (651) 458-1884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce D. Babcock, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2518, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bruce D. Babcock, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce D. Babcock, OD had 606 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce D. Babcock, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.