Michael Scott Ellender, O.D.
Optometrist · Rapid City, SD
Michael Scott Ellender, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1245301787, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota T573, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Scott Ellender
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- T573 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Mount Rushmore RD, Rapid City, SD 57701
- Phone
- (605) 348-7401
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 348-9773
- Medicaid ID
- 9201210 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110504000237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1601 Mount Rushmore RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Ellender, O.D.Optometrist1417028051
Verify Michael Scott Ellender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license T573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $349.01
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- M. Scott Ellender, OD And Elizabeth A Ellender, OD, PCRapid City, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Scott Ellender among 245 optometrist records in South Dakota
Michael Scott Ellender, O.D. is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 183 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 optometrist records list a practice address in Rapid City
They are 39 of the 3,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Rapid City, and 245 optometrist records in South Dakota.
All 245 in South Dakota → Every provider in Rapid City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Derek Allmer, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011164482907
- Anne Britton, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011154310019
- Randall Edwards, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011467502518
- Elizabeth Ellender, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011417028051
- Joseph HartfordRapid City, SD 577011265470025
- Dwayne Ice, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011447362074
- Wayne Jones, ODRapid City, SD 577011174660252
- Jared Pearson, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011124109848
Common questions
What is Michael Scott Ellender, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Scott Ellender, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245301787, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Scott Ellender, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Mount Rushmore RD, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 348-7401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Scott Ellender, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number T573, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Scott Ellender, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Scott Ellender, O.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; 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.