James Darin Ries, OD
Optometrist · Canby, MN
James Darin Ries, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Canby, Minnesota, and NPI 1427064757, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2670, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Darin Ries
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2670 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 107 1St Street East, Canby, MN 56220
- Phone
- (507) 223-5818
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (507) 223-7737
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040507000505); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 107 1St Street East
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Renae Ries, ODOptometrist1942216353
Verify James Darin Ries in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2670Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
452 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost216 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate56 claims
- Timolol Maleate23 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol22 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol21 claims
- Erythromycin19 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): 96.3 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: $153.00
1 payment: compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. 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
- Avera MarshallCanby, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Darin Ries among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
James Darin Ries, 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 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
- Graduated1996 · 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).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Canby
They are 2 of the 28 NPPES records with a practice address in Canby, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Renae Ries, ODCanby, MN 562201942216353
- Jacob Bollman, O.D.Clarkfield, MN 562231811336043
- Jennifer Fairbanks, O.DWillmar, MN 562011386081065
- Jared Fairbanks, O.D.Willmar, MN 562011881031524
- Shane JahrausWillmar, MN 562011366752248
- Jonathan Larson, ODWillmar, MN 562011912061458
- Gregory Macik, ODWillmar, MN 562011922004514
- Thomas Mueller, ODWillmar, MN 562011285602888
Common questions
What is James Darin Ries, OD's NPI number?
James Darin Ries, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427064757, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Darin Ries, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 107 1St Street East, Canby, MN, 56220. Phone: (507) 223-5818. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Darin Ries, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2670, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Darin Ries, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Darin Ries, OD had 452 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Darin Ries, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.3 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.