Dori M. Carlson, OD
Optometrist · Park River, ND
Dori M. Carlson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Park River, North Dakota, and NPI 1649231192, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 494, as entered in NPPES) with the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dori M. Carlson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 494 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 Briggs Ave N, Park River, ND 58270
- Phone
- (701) 284-7330
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 284-7332
- Medicaid ID
- 60418 ND
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100204000429); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 121 Briggs Ave N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mark Helgeson, ODOptometrist1932160132
Verify Dori M. Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 494Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
476 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost243 claims
- Timolol Maleate51 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate33 claims
- Restasis29 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 claims
- Vyzulta11 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): 97.8 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: $404.55
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Heartland Eye Care, PCGrafton, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dori M. Carlson among 236 optometrist records in North Dakota
Dori M. Carlson, OD is one of 236 optometrist records with a practice address in North Dakota. 80% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2007 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 66% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Park River
They are 2 of the 31 NPPES records with a practice address in Park River, and 236 optometrist records in North Dakota.
All 236 in North Dakota → Every provider in Park River → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Helgeson, ODPark River, ND 582701932160132
- Michael Rexine, ODMayville, ND 582571700899143
- Richard Eklof, ODLangdon, ND 582491306822861
- Blaine Burdick, O.D.Devils Lake, ND 583011235393489
- Carey Enderle, ODDevils Lake, ND 583011275726887
- Kaylin Johnston, ODDevils Lake, ND 583011720632094
- Michelle Carter, ODGrafton, ND 582371497747984
- Miranda Thompson, ODGrafton, ND 582371033092747
Common questions
What is Dori M. Carlson, OD's NPI number?
Dori M. Carlson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649231192, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dori M. Carlson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Briggs Ave N, Park River, ND, 58270. Phone: (701) 284-7330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dori M. Carlson, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 494, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dori M. Carlson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dori M. Carlson, OD had 476 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dori M. Carlson, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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.