Michael Lair, OD
Optometrist · Morris, MN
Michael Lair, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Morris, Minnesota, and NPI 1346253408, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 1949, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lair
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1949 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 East First Street, Morris, MN 56267
- Phone
- (320) 589-1313
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2022
- Fax
- (320) 589-3533
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Lair in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 1949Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
780 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost369 claims
- Timolol Maleate76 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate68 claims
- Restasis62 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol57 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl43 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Michael Lair among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Michael Lair, 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 fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Morris
They are 3 of the 126 NPPES records with a practice address in Morris, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Michael Lair, OD's NPI number?
Michael Lair, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346253408, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lair, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 East First Street, Morris, MN, 56267. Phone: (320) 589-1313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lair, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 1949, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Lair, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lair, OD had 780 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Lair, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.