Kayla Miller Bechthold, OD
Optometrist · Chisholm, MN
Kayla Miller Bechthold, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Chisholm, Minnesota, and NPI 1811924772, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2696, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kayla Miller Bechthold
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2696 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 1St Ave NW, Chisholm, MN 55719
- Phone
- (218) 254-4393
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 786-9375
- Medicaid ID
- 714754600 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040818001050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kayla Miller Bechthold in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2696Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
609 Medicare Part D claims for 182 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
- Latanoprost197 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth72 claims
- Timolol Maleate56 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate41 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol32 claims
- Restasis27 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eye Clinic North Professional AssociationHibbing, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kayla Miller Bechthold among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Kayla Miller Bechthold, 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
- Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 Chisholm
They are 2 of the 26 NPPES records with a practice address in Chisholm, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Chisholm → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary JensenChisholm, MN 557191770508426
- Christopher McDowell, O.D.Cloquet, MN 557201235188079
- Sasha Narayan, O.D.Cloquet, MN 557201275582421
- Jeanne Rice, O.D.Cloquet, MN 557201205090321
- Matthew Gahn, O.D.Eveleth, MN 557341548241938
- Heidi Dahlberg, ODGrand Rapids, MN 557441124289160
- Darwin Dalen, O.D.Grand Rapids, MN 557441417954553
- Paul Dubbels, O.D.Grand Rapids, MN 557441235339953
Common questions
What is Kayla Miller Bechthold, OD's NPI number?
Kayla Miller Bechthold, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811924772, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kayla Miller Bechthold, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 1St Ave NW, Chisholm, MN, 55719. Phone: (218) 254-4393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kayla Miller Bechthold, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2696, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kayla Miller Bechthold, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kayla Miller Bechthold, OD had 609 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kayla Miller Bechthold, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.