Christopher Kruthoff, OD
Optometrist · Wayzata, MN
Christopher Kruthoff, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Wayzata, Minnesota, and NPI 1326425364, issued on Apr 28, 2015. Check the license (Minnesota 3602, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Kruthoff
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 3602 MN
0618002524 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 Central Ave N Ste 107, Wayzata, MN 55391
- Phone
- (763) 416-7600
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (763) 416-7634
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190503000667); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 250 Central Ave N Ste 107
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Kruthoff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3602Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
3,398 Medicare Part D claims for 798 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost983 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol455 claims
- Timolol Maleate280 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate224 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate174 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl146 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): 79.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,136.58
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Research LLC. 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
- Northwest Eye Clinic LLCGolden Valley, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Kruthoff among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Christopher Kruthoff, 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 2015, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Wayzata
They are 5 of the 301 NPPES records with a practice address in Wayzata, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Kruthoff, OD's NPI number?
Christopher Kruthoff, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326425364, issued on Apr 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Kruthoff, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 Central Ave N Ste 107, Wayzata, MN, 55391. Phone: (763) 416-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Kruthoff, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3602, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Kruthoff, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Kruthoff, OD had 3,398 Medicare Part D claims for 798 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Kruthoff, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.8 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.