NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFL

Optometrist · Miles City, MT

Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFL is an optometrist with a practice address in Miles City, Montana, and NPI 1376035493, issued on Jun 4, 2018. Check the license with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376035493
Name
Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening
Credential
OD, MEDVFL
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
3905 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1909 Main St, Miles City, MT 59301
Phone
(406) 234-7426
Enumerated
Jun 4, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240710002304); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2018
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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Also registered at 1909 Main St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lynn Carlo, O DOptometrist1205801776
  2. Robert Lunde, O DOptometrist1427023522
  3. Albert Sparr, O DOptometrist1629043732
  4. Ashley WatsonOptometrist1043673189

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this professionCheck the board
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61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

445 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.

  1. Laurel Schimelfening445
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost184 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate49 claims
  3. Restasis32 claims
  4. Lumigan26 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate17 claims
  6. Dorzolamide-Timolol17 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $28.40

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laurel Schimelfening$28.40
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Elaine Happ OD PAMonticello, MN

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

Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening among 245 optometrist records in Montana

Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFL is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 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 2018, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 61% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 optometrist records list a practice address in Miles City

They are 5 of the 240 NPPES records with a practice address in Miles City, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lynn Carlo, O DMiles City, MT 593011205801776
  2. Robert Lunde, O DMiles City, MT 593011427023522
  3. Albert Sparr, O DMiles City, MT 593011629043732
  4. Ashley WatsonMiles City, MT 593011043673189
  5. Troy Myers, O.D.Glendive, MT 593301497914998
  6. K ZuroffGlendive, MT 593301831177328
  7. Roger Anderson, ODSidney, MT 592701740345776
  8. Matthew Biwer, ODSidney, MT 592701619129111

Common questions

What is Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFL's NPI number?

Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFL's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376035493, issued on Jun 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFL located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1909 Main St, Miles City, MT, 59301. Phone: (406) 234-7426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFL's license?

Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFL prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laurel Rose Rub Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFL had 445 Medicare Part D claims for 109 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.