Heidi A. Ottenbacher, OD
Optometrist · Fergus Falls, MN
Heidi A. Ottenbacher, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and NPI 1083847685, issued on Aug 29, 2009. Check the license (Minnesota 3179, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heidi A. Ottenbacher
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3179 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 712 South Cascade Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
- Phone
- (218) 736-8000
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 736-8757
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091111000225); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heidi A. Ottenbacher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3179Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
834 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost393 claims
- Timolol Maleate94 claims
- Restasis60 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol51 claims
- Xiidra39 claims
- Lumigan30 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): 85.2 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: $14.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision 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.
Heidi A. Ottenbacher among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Heidi A. Ottenbacher, 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 2009, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Fergus Falls
They are 8 of the 656 NPPES records with a practice address in Fergus Falls, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Denise Hanson, ODFergus Falls, MN 565371730264904
- Jon Kaliher, ODFergus Falls, MN 565371669588430
- Randall Kempfer, O.D.Fergus Falls, MN 565371487660403
- Tara Kempfer, O.D.Fergus Falls, MN 565371750398228
- Christine Olmsted, O.D.Fergus Falls, MN 565371306884580
- Mark Olmsted, O.D.Fergus Falls, MN 565371699713883
- Stephanie Winrod, ODFergus Falls, MN 565371427113984
- Linda Spitzer, ODDilworth, MN 565291386780187
Common questions
What is Heidi A. Ottenbacher, OD's NPI number?
Heidi A. Ottenbacher, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083847685, issued on Aug 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heidi A. Ottenbacher, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 712 South Cascade Street, Fergus Falls, MN, 56537. Phone: (218) 736-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heidi A. Ottenbacher, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3179, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heidi A. Ottenbacher, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heidi A. Ottenbacher, OD had 834 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heidi A. Ottenbacher, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.