Kent Arthur Carlson, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Alexandria, MN
Kent Arthur Carlson, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Minnesota, and NPI 1518953306, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 31849, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Arthur Carlson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 31849 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 S Broadway, Alexandria, MN 56308
- Phone
- (320) 759-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (320) 759-2424
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111108000914); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kent Arthur Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 31849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost78 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol71 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $262.77
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
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
- Minnesota Eye Institute, IncAlexandria, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent Arthur Carlson among 434 ophthalmology physician records in Minnesota
Kent Arthur Carlson, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 282 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
All 434 in Minnesota → Every provider in Alexandria → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Gess, M.D.Alexandria, MN 563081083708671
- Deborah Ristvedt, D.O.Alexandria, MN 563081871881656
- Bradley Anderson, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031548258221
- Peter Downie, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031902548332
- John Dvorak, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031093755969
- Richard Lucius, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031083602783
- Mark Moberg, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031609814920
- Steven Rice, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031376531079
Common questions
What is Kent Arthur Carlson, MD's NPI number?
Kent Arthur Carlson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518953306, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Arthur Carlson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 S Broadway, Alexandria, MN, 56308. Phone: (320) 759-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Arthur Carlson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 31849, 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 Kent Arthur Carlson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Arthur Carlson, MD had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kent Arthur Carlson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.