NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Keith Harold Carlson, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Burnsville, MN

Keith Harold Carlson, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Burnsville, Minnesota, and NPI 1679548879, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 28116, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679548879
Name
Keith Harold Carlson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
28116 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14101 Fairview Dr Ste 350, Burnsville, MN 55337
Phone
(952) 522-4900
Enumerated
Feb 21, 2006
Record last updated
May 22, 2024
Fax
(952) 522-4901
Medicaid ID
1679548879 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080606000251); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 1982
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Keith Harold Carlson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,408 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Keith Carlson1,408
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate302 claims
  2. Ketorolac Tromethamine262 claims
  3. Ofloxacin221 claims
  4. Latanoprost181 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate59 claims
  6. Dorzolamide-Timolol55 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): 15.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $896.11

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Keith Carlson$896.11
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Keith Harold Carlson among 434 ophthalmology physician records in Minnesota

Keith Harold Carlson, M.D. is one of 434 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 282 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 434 ophthalmology physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Salma Dawoud, MDBurnsville, MN 553371336636554
  2. Jessica Lien, M.D.Burnsville, MN 553371568825495
  3. William Engel, MDMinnetonka, MN 553431023093390
  4. Richard Freeman, MDMinnetonka, MN 553431356329189
  5. Saiyid Hasan, M.D.Eden Prairie, MN 553441356317705
  6. Afira Hasan, O.D.Eden Prairie, MN 553471073534913
  7. Michael Merck, MDHutchison, MN 553501033199328
  8. Aigerim Saulebayeva, M.D.Hutchinson, MN 553501043744196

Common questions

What is Keith Harold Carlson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Keith Harold Carlson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679548879, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Keith Harold Carlson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14101 Fairview Dr Ste 350, Burnsville, MN, 55337. Phone: (952) 522-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Keith Harold Carlson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 28116, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Keith Harold Carlson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Keith Harold Carlson, M.D. had 1,408 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Keith Harold Carlson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 15.2 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.