Karen Marie Bjorngaard, O.D.
Optometrist · Rochester, MN
Karen Marie Bjorngaard, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1588799761, issued on Feb 21, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 2343, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Marie Bjorngaard
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2343 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 17TH Ave NW, Rochester, MN 55901
- Phone
- (507) 288-6964
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (507) 252-5307
- Medicaid ID
- 691325300 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090203000752); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 150 17TH Ave NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carly Van KeulenOptometrist1861287583
Verify Karen Marie Bjorngaard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Gibbons Optical, LLCRochester, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Marie Bjorngaard among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Karen Marie Bjorngaard, 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Rochester → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Loren Baldus, O.D.Rochester, MN 559011114339629
- Fred Butler, ODRochester, MN 559011356325476
- Melissa Downs, ODRochester, MN 559011952385445
- Gary Huber, ODRochester, MN 559011447392709
- Bryan Johnson, ODRochester, MN 559011184608200
- Mark Kidman, ODRochester, MN 559011447234554
- Dominic Miron, ODRochester, MN 559011831253327
- Thomas Sczepanski, O.D.Rochester, MN 559011669570461
Common questions
What is Karen Marie Bjorngaard, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Marie Bjorngaard, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588799761, issued on Feb 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Marie Bjorngaard, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 17TH Ave NW, Rochester, MN, 55901. Phone: (507) 288-6964. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Marie Bjorngaard, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2343, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Marie Bjorngaard, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Marie Bjorngaard, O.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.