Kristel Rae Schamber, OD
Optometrist · Baxter, MN
Kristel Rae Schamber, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Baxter, Minnesota, and NPI 1932210143, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2989, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristel Rae Schamber
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2989 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7734 Excelsior RD, Baxter, MN 56425
- Phone
- (218) 829-2929
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 829-4747
- Medicaid ID
- 308606200 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050131000097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristel Rae Schamber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2989Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost42 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl13 claims
- Timolol Maleate12 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
- Schamber Eye Care PABaxter, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristel Rae Schamber among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Kristel Rae Schamber, 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
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Baxter
They are 7 of the 583 NPPES records with a practice address in Baxter, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Baxter → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Breena Clayton, O.D.Baxter, MN 564251235464314
- Daniel Clayton, O.D.Baxter, MN 564251477862555
- Evan Kuhn, O.D.Baxter, MN 564251568611622
- Jacqueline McCall, ODBaxter, MN 564251376537761
- David Pelowski, O.D.Baxter, MN 564251205801032
- Torvin Rajala, ODBaxter, MN 564251801593447
- Steven Kinzer, ODAitkin, MN 564311518918960
- Douglas Landsverk, ODAitkin, MN 564311265483606
Common questions
What is Kristel Rae Schamber, OD's NPI number?
Kristel Rae Schamber, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932210143, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristel Rae Schamber, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7734 Excelsior RD, Baxter, MN, 56425. Phone: (218) 829-2929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristel Rae Schamber, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2989, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristel Rae Schamber, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristel Rae Schamber, OD had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.