NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristy Mary Gehling Bhend, O.D.

Optometrist · Rochester, MN

Kristy Mary Gehling Bhend, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1750538245, issued on Aug 26, 2008. Check the license (Minnesota 3149, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750538245
Name
Kristy Mary Gehling Bhend
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
3149 MN
3019 CO
2475 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2650 Broadway Ave S Ste 400, Rochester, MN 55904
Phone
(507) 322-0044
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2024
Fax
(844) 755-6392
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090311000127); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2008
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 Kristy Mary Gehling Bhend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Bhend Family Eye Care PLLCRochester, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kristy Mary Gehling Bhend among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota

Kristy Mary Gehling Bhend, O.D. 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

Optometrist providers in Minnesota

There are 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.

All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Rochester → Optometrist nationwide →

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa Bingham, O.D.Rochester, MN 559041396059895
  2. Shane Braun, O.D.Rochester, MN 559041235237512
  3. Thomas Schwartz, ODRochester, MN 559041548352560
  4. Blair Seelhammer, O.D.Rochester, MN 559041184682668
  5. Roshani Sellon, O.D.Rochester, MN 559041902850647
  6. Donald WoolleyRochester, MN 559041538111208
  7. William Brown, ODRochester, MN 559051679547194
  8. Jodi Moore-Weiss, ODRochester, MN 559051003036427

Common questions

What is Kristy Mary Gehling Bhend, O.D.'s NPI number?

Kristy Mary Gehling Bhend, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750538245, issued on Aug 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristy Mary Gehling Bhend, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2650 Broadway Ave S Ste 400, Rochester, MN, 55904. Phone: (507) 322-0044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristy Mary Gehling Bhend, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3149, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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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.