Christie Jo Russell-Villnow, O.D.
Optometrist · Saint Joseph, MN
Christie Jo Russell-Villnow, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, and NPI 1538279575, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2981, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christie Jo Russell-Villnow
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2981 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 E Minnesota St, Saint Joseph, MN 56374
- Phone
- (320) 433-4326
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041007000691); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christie Jo Russell-Villnow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
122 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost25 claims
- Restasis23 claims
- Cyclosporine14 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: $72.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Eagan Eye Clinic LLCSaint Cloud, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christie Jo Russell-Villnow among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Christie Jo Russell-Villnow, O.D. 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
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Saint Joseph
They are 1 of the 41 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Joseph, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Saint Joseph → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sydney AthmannSartell, MN 563771316677925
- Nicholas Colatrella, O.D. FAAOSartell, MN 563771467507475
- Trevor FossoSartell, MN 563771336597079
- Kelly Freese, ODSartell, MN 563771003227059
- Cindy Gellner, ODSartell, MN 563771700823093
- Stacy Hinkemeyer-Colatrella, O.D. FAAOSartell, MN 563771881788016
- Alexander Omann, ODSartell, MN 563771700415114
- Alyssa Richard, ODSartell, MN 563771699466284
Common questions
What is Christie Jo Russell-Villnow, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christie Jo Russell-Villnow, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538279575, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christie Jo Russell-Villnow, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 E Minnesota St, Saint Joseph, MN, 56374. Phone: (320) 433-4326. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christie Jo Russell-Villnow, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2981, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christie Jo Russell-Villnow, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christie Jo Russell-Villnow, O.D. had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 58 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.