Christopher Lee Kelly, O.D.
Optometrist · Thief River Falls, MN
Christopher Lee Kelly, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, and NPI 1801827266, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 3260, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Lee Kelly
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 3260 MN
3167ATI OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 Highway 59 S, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
- Phone
- (218) 681-4747
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111221000751); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Lee Kelly in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3260Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,167 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost332 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol138 claims
- Restasis83 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate81 claims
- Timolol Maleate61 claims
- Lumigan58 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): 78.9 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
- Sanford Health Network NorthThief River Falls, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Lee Kelly among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Christopher Lee Kelly, 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
- Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Thief River Falls
They are 6 of the 195 NPPES records with a practice address in Thief River Falls, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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- Christopher Borgen, ODThief River Falls, MN 567011124045737
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- Craig Mickelson, O.D.Thief River Falls, MN 567011184720013
- Eric Tjelle, ODThief River Falls, MN 567011093732612
- Andrea Zipprich, ODThief River Falls, MN 567011033214473
- Matthew Forgit, O.D.Crookston, MN 567161427114214
- Kari Miller, O.D.Crookston, MN 567161679587828
- Angela Smith, O.D.Crookston, MN 567161457569378
Common questions
What is Christopher Lee Kelly, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Lee Kelly, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801827266, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Lee Kelly, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 Highway 59 S, Thief River Falls, MN, 56701. Phone: (218) 681-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Lee Kelly, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3260, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Lee Kelly, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Lee Kelly, O.D. had 1,167 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Lee Kelly, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 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.