David M. Sawyer
Optometrist · Elk River, MN
David M. Sawyer is an optometrist with a practice address in Elk River, Minnesota, and NPI 1285661207, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 152W00000X, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David M. Sawyer
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 152W00000X MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 Freeport Ave NW, Elk River, MN 55330
- Phone
- (763) 441-3431
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (763) 441-4512
- Medicaid ID
- 698523800 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050422000346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David M. Sawyer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 152W00000XCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
405 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost187 claims
- Timolol Maleate67 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol24 claims
- Lumigan21 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone17 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 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): 92 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: $88.57
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
- Total Eye Care LLCWyoming, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David M. Sawyer among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
David M. Sawyer 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
- Graduated1983 · 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).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Elk River
They are 15 of the 564 NPPES records with a practice address in Elk River, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Elk River → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brooke Bush, O.D.Elk River, MN 553301992966022
- Gina Gill, O.D.Elk River, MN 553301861427767
- Rodney Hess, ODElk River, MN 553301730113887
- Gary Hoffard, O.D.Elk River, MN 553301366482473
- Erika Januschka, ODElk River, MN 553301487746525
- Kelsey Manescalco, ODOtsego, MN 553301003338211
- Elizabeth Mosley, O.D.Elk River, MN 553301205212446
- Amber ScharnweberOtsego, MN 553301376772095
Common questions
What is David M. Sawyer's NPI number?
David M. Sawyer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285661207, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David M. Sawyer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 Freeport Ave NW, Elk River, MN, 55330. Phone: (763) 441-3431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David M. Sawyer's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 152W00000X, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David M. Sawyer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David M. Sawyer had 405 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David M. Sawyer's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92 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.