Matthew R. Downs, OD
Optometrist · Mankato, MN
Matthew R. Downs, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Mankato, Minnesota, and NPI 1205857042, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2911, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew R. Downs
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2911 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 N Broad St, Mankato, MN 56001
- Phone
- (507) 345-5087
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (507) 345-1151
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031215000363); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew R. Downs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2911Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
481 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost157 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol128 claims
- Timolol Maleate52 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate28 claims
- Fluorometholone20 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate20 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: $35.09
2 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.
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
- Carlson Tillisch Eye Clinic LtdMankato, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew R. Downs among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Matthew R. Downs, 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
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Mankato → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Crowley, O.D.Mankato, MN 560011851473920
- Thomas Dull, OD OPTOMETRISTMankato, MN 560011891862231
- Timothy Flaherty, O.D.Mankato, MN 560011477632057
- Nathaniel Graham, O.D.Mankato, MN 560011447586987
- Michael Haedt, O.D.Mankato, MN 560011932180312
- Michael Jackson, ODMankato, MN 560011215091723
- Angela Johnson, O.D.Mankato, MN 560011538398250
- George Lach, O.D.Mankato, MN 560011609826577
Common questions
What is Matthew R. Downs, OD's NPI number?
Matthew R. Downs, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205857042, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew R. Downs, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 N Broad St, Mankato, MN, 56001. Phone: (507) 345-5087. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew R. Downs, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2911, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew R. Downs, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew R. Downs, OD had 481 Medicare Part D claims for 121 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.