NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl, OD

Optometrist · Crystal, MN

Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Crystal, Minnesota, and NPI 1083106314, issued on Jun 1, 2018. Check the license (Minnesota 3554, 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
1083106314
Name
Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
3554 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5730 Bottineau Blvd, Crystal, MN 55429
Phone
(763) 537-3213
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2018
Record last updated
May 23, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181220002576); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern 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 5730 Bottineau Blvd

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

  1. Chase EndresOptometrist1700263738
  2. Samira Qazi, ODOptometrist1740513803

Verify Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl in five checks

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
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17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

324 Medicare Part D claims for 89 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. Lauren Bruehl324
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost91 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate44 claims
  3. Restasis33 claims
  4. Xiidra24 claims
  5. Cyclosporine21 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: $388.58

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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. Lauren Bruehl$388.58
  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. Crystal Vision Clinic PACrystal, MN

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

Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota

Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl, 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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

8 optometrist records list a practice address in Crystal

They are 8 of the 276 NPPES records with a practice address in Crystal, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. J Endres, ODCrystal, MN 554291205830254
  2. Chase EndresCrystal, MN 554291700263738
  3. Mary Laconic, ODCrystal, MN 554291316941362
  4. Samira Qazi, ODCrystal, MN 554291740513803
  5. Edward Augdahl, O.D.Brooklyn Center, MN 554301720056641
  6. Eunice Chang, O.D.Brooklyn Center, MN 554301407882327
  7. Beth Despiegelaere, ODBrooklyn Center, MN 554301285618934
  8. Aaron Lahoud, O.D.Crystal, MN 554281619231800

Common questions

What is Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl, OD's NPI number?

Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083106314, issued on Jun 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5730 Bottineau Blvd, Crystal, MN, 55429. Phone: (763) 537-3213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl, OD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3554, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Elisabeth Bruehl, OD had 324 Medicare Part D claims for 89 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.