Dessie Mason, OD
Optometrist · Austin, MN
Dessie Mason, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Austin, Minnesota, and NPI 1366000697, issued on Jun 2, 2019. Check the license (Minnesota 3618, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dessie Mason
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3618 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 14TH St NW, Austin, MN 55912
- Phone
- (507) 437-3227
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 200 14TH St NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Aleesha Anderson, ODOptometrist1093406464
- Jeffrey Anderson, ODOptometrist1427044916
Verify Dessie Mason in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3618Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
119 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 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost39 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth36 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl12 claims
- Restasis11 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: $92.74
3 payments, mostly 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
- Family Eye Care Center OF Austin Inc.Austin, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Optometrist providers in Minnesota
There are 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
Other optometrist records in Minnesota
- Michael Ackermann, ODLake City, MN1063441830
- Bradley Adams, O.D.Brainerd, MN1477652212
- Kristin Adams, ODMinneapolis, MN1447779442
- Anna Aho, ODAnnandale, MN1518537786
- Kamran Ahrar, ODLakeville, MN1134156755
- Stephen Akre, O.D.New Ulm, MN1881680056
- Afrouz Alai, O.DCottage Grove, MN1861920266
- Mitchell Albers, O.D.Maplewood, MN1407806763
- Toni Albrecht, ODEdina, MN1679580500
- Franklin AlexanderWhite Bear Lake, MN1134955933
Common questions
What is Dessie Mason, OD's NPI number?
Dessie Mason, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366000697, issued on Jun 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dessie Mason, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 14TH St NW, Austin, MN, 55912. Phone: (507) 437-3227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dessie Mason, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3618, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dessie Mason, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dessie Mason, OD had 119 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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.