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2026 NPPES data Ophthalmology Physician NPI 1679548879 M.D.
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Keith Carlson, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician in Burnsville, Minnesota.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 22,388 in Ophthalmology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 325 beneficiaries · Ophthalmology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
65%
generic claims · 35% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
15.2/100
▼ 68 pts below national avg 83.5 · Penalty band
Industry payments
$896.11
12 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Keith Carlson, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 15.2/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,408 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

15.2/100
MIPS score · -68 vs avg
1K
Part D claims, 2024
65%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Keith Carlson, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1679548879), first enumerated 02/21/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 1,408 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 15.2/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $896.11 in reported industry payments (12 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1679548879 · Ophthalmology Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1679548879
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 22K Ophthalmology Physician
  • MIPS-LOW 15.2/100
  • RX-MID 1,408
  • BOOK-THIN 408 in Minnesota
  • PHOTO-FINISH Matthew Kaufman, M.D. · ±0.1

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Keith Carlson, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

15 ≥ 2nd percentile 2% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). This entry sits in this band. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Keith Carlson, M.D. sits

This provider among ophthalmology physician peers

Across the 8,767 ophthalmology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Keith Carlson, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 59% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 4% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.448.873.297.7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim 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claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Keith Carlson, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 59 · MIPS quality, percentile: 4
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one ophthalmology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Keith Carlson, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Keith Carlson, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Keith Carlson, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 02/21/2006

NPI 1679548879

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology Physician

Mid-sized

22,388 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,408 6% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,490

MIPS final score

15.2/100 68.3 pts vs avg

Penalty band band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Minnesota

How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among Minnesota providers

Minnesota providers
Behavior Technician12%Clinical Social Worker4.7%Physical Therapist4%Pharmacist3.7%Student in an Organized Heal…3.4%Mental Health Counselor3.1%Ophthalmology Physician0.3%
Largest specialties in Minnesota (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Keith Carlson, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Ophthalmology Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
15.2/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%15.2%
MIPS final score (Ophthalmology Physician) - 15.2/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

14101 FAIRVIEW DR STE 350
Burnsville, MN 55337
(952) 522-4900

Provider Details

NPI 1679548879
Specialty Ophthalmology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 02/21/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

15.2496
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality
50.832
Cost

Reporting: Individual

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Keith Carlson, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$896

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average

Keith Carlson, M.D. - brand share 35.0%
Ophthalmology Physician average

35% brand-name claims vs 65% generic, on 1,408 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

1,408
Total Claims
$106K
Total Drug Cost
325
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,970.7
Total Day Supply
50,004
Brand vs Generic
35% brand / 65% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$79K
Generic Drug Cost
$26K
Antibiotic Claims
16

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.05
Gender Split
63% female / 37% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Keith Carlson, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Prednisolone Acetate
 302
Ketorolac Tromethamine
 262
Ofloxacin
 221
Latanoprost
 181
Timolol Maleate
 59
Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat
55
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth
Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha
45
Restasis
Cyclosporine
35
Travoprost
 27
Lumigan
Bimatoprost
21

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Ophthalmology Physician in MN → All providers in Minnesota → Compare specialties →

Ophthalmology Physician Overview

How Keith Carlson, M.D. fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.

22,388
Ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
56
States with Ophthalmology Physician
1,490
Avg Claims per Provider

Keith Carlson, M.D.'s 1,408 claims are below the specialty average of 1,490.

Nationwide Ophthalmology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Carlson, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (15.2 here).

Matthew Kaufman 15.3 GA Jeremy Van Buren 15.3 AZ Joseph McCracken 15.3 NC Kurt Jute 15.1 NC

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Oksana Mensheha Libertyville, IL Robert Cole Coral Springs, FL Edgar Caceres Palm Springs, FL Calvin Grant Palos Heights, IL

Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in Minnesota

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Minnesota, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Carlson.

One of 408 Ophthalmology Physician providers enrolled in Minnesota, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Anne Abel
MD
Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Sanaz Afiat
M.D.
Edina, MN
Dr. Adam Ahlquist
M.D.
Crosby, MN
Dr. Aneesha Ahluwalia
MD
Bloomington, MN
Dr. Charles Ahrens
M.D.
Duluth, MN

Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Keith Carlson, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Keith Carlson, M.D. specializes in Ophthalmology Physician and practices in Burnsville, Minnesota. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Keith Carlson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Keith Carlson, M.D. wrote 1,408 Medicare Part D claims totaling $106K in drug costs for 325 beneficiaries.
What is Keith Carlson, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Keith Carlson, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 15.2/100 (Quality: 0, Cost: 50.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Keith Carlson, M.D. located? ▼
Keith Carlson, M.D. is located at 14101 FAIRVIEW DR STE 350, Burnsville, MN, 55337. Phone: (952) 522-4900.
What is Keith Carlson, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Keith Carlson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679548879, issued on 02/21/2006.
Does Keith Carlson, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Keith Carlson, M.D.'s prescribing is 35% brand-name and 65% generic drugs by claim count, with $79K in brand drug costs.
How many Ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 22,388 Ophthalmology Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Ophthalmology Physician provider writes 1,490 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Keith Carlson, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Keith Carlson, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisolone Acetate, Ketorolac Tromethamine, Ofloxacin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Keith Carlson, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Keith Carlson, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,408 Part D claims and 325 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Keith Carlson, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Keith Carlson, M.D.'s NPI is 1679548879 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.