NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Saksa, O.D.

Optometrist · Hibbing, MN

Eric Saksa, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hibbing, Minnesota, and NPI 1558477893, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2059, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558477893
Name
Eric Saksa
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
2059 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
990 W 41St St, Hibbing, MN 55746
Phone
(218) 263-8956
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(218) 263-8494
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040109000390); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1985
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 990 W 41St St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lori Broich, LSWSocial Worker1285072579
  2. Beverly CoonRegistered Nurse1639688203
  3. Kristine Gieseke, RNRegistered Nurse1831616648
  4. Stephanie KoivistoFamily Nurse Practitioner1992163554
  5. Brendan Salo, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1396198339

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Shoptikal LLCAustin, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eric Saksa among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota

Eric Saksa, 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
  • Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

Optometrist providers in Minnesota

There are 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Geoffrey Bennett, O.D.Hibbing, MN 557461952449357
  2. Peter Lucia, O.D.Hibbing, MN 557461669543781
  3. Ernest Williams, O.D.Hibbing, MN 557461255331427
  4. Heidi Dahlberg, ODGrand Rapids, MN 557441124289160
  5. Darwin Dalen, O.D.Grand Rapids, MN 557441417954553
  6. Paul Dubbels, O.D.Grand Rapids, MN 557441235339953
  7. Leroy Kincannon, O.D.Grand Rapids, MN 557441528173846
  8. Richard Perrott, O.D.Grand Rapids, MN 557441700968336

Common questions

What is Eric Saksa, O.D.'s NPI number?

Eric Saksa, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558477893, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Saksa, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 990 W 41St St, Hibbing, MN, 55746. Phone: (218) 263-8956. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Saksa, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2059, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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.