Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton, OD
Optometrist · Bemidji, MN
Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bemidji, Minnesota, and NPI 1912314774, issued on Jul 14, 2014. Check the license (Minnesota MN3502, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- MN3502 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 Division St W Unit 5, Bemidji, MN 56601
- Phone
- (218) 759-1430
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2025
- Fax
- (218) 444-9086
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170905003533); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1900 Division St W Unit 5
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alexander Fenson, ODOptometrist1942183140
Verify Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license MN3502Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
182 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost114 claims
- Restasis19 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: $21.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
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
- Whelan Eye Care, Inc.Bemidji, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton, 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 2014, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
19 optometrist records list a practice address in Bemidji
They are 19 of the 917 NPPES records with a practice address in Bemidji, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Germaine Cheslock, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011154468890
- Staci CollisonBemidji, MN 566011588949648
- Derek Czywczynski, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011427281583
- Robert Edwards, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011508903253
- Sara Fredrickson, ODBemidji, MN 566011407880057
- Lucas Genereux, ODBemidji, MN 566011346592680
- James Hess, ODBemidji, MN 566011720017304
- James Molde, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011760529408
Common questions
What is Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton, OD's NPI number?
Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912314774, issued on Jul 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 Division St W Unit 5, Bemidji, MN, 56601. Phone: (218) 759-1430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number MN3502, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Michelle Dobson Hazelton, OD had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 50 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.