Jeffery Yunker, O.D.
Optometrist · Grand Forks, ND
Jeffery Yunker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and NPI 1821065335, issued on Mar 2, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 464, as entered in NPPES) with the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffery Yunker
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 464 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2900 S Columbia RD, Grand Forks, ND 58201
- Phone
- (701) 746-6745
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 746-6961
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031215000601); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 236 in North Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2900 S Columbia RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susan Safratowich, O.D.Optometrist1881825339
- Kari Torkelson, O.D.Optometrist1528034022
Verify Jeffery Yunker 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 464Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
258 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost144 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol41 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl15 claims
- Restasis12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $140.61
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lvctr PLLCGrand Forks, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jeffery Yunker among 236 optometrist records in North Dakota
Jeffery Yunker, O.D. 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
- Graduated1984 · 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).
Optometrist providers in North Dakota
There are 236 optometrist records in North Dakota.
All 236 in North Dakota → Every provider in Grand Forks → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terra Boettcher, ODGrand Forks, ND 582011124125901
- Thomas Dunham, O.D.Grand Forks, ND 582011982601357
- Lyle Hall, ODGrand Forks, ND 582011790858306
- Melissa Johnsen, ODGrand Forks, ND 582011992890586
- Avery Jones, ODGrand Forks, ND 582011770661183
- Julie Lagodinski-Christian, O.D.Grand Forks, ND 582011386626976
- Carol MurieGrand Forks, ND 582011760580922
- Susan Safratowich, O.D.Grand Forks, ND 582011881825339
Common questions
What is Jeffery Yunker, O.D.'s NPI number?
Jeffery Yunker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821065335, issued on Mar 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffery Yunker, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 S Columbia RD, Grand Forks, ND, 58201. Phone: (701) 746-6745. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffery Yunker, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 464, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jeffery Yunker, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffery Yunker, O.D. had 258 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jeffery Yunker, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.