Michelle Kaye Carter, OD
Optometrist · Grafton, ND
Michelle Kaye Carter, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Grafton, North Dakota, and NPI 1497747984, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (North Dakota 573, as entered in NPPES) with the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Kaye Carter
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 573 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 415 Hill Ave, Grafton, ND 58237
- Phone
- (701) 352-1370
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 352-1376
- Medicaid ID
- 60526 ND
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040119000562); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 415 Hill Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Miranda Thompson, ODOptometrist1033092747
Verify Michelle Kaye Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost67 claims
- Timolol Maleate27 claims
- Erythromycin18 claims
- Lumigan18 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): 97.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Heartland Eye Care, PCGrafton, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Kaye Carter among 236 optometrist records in North Dakota
Michelle Kaye Carter, OD is one of 236 optometrist records with a practice address in North Dakota. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2007 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 66% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Grafton
They are 2 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Grafton, and 236 optometrist records in North Dakota.
All 236 in North Dakota → Every provider in Grafton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Miranda Thompson, ODGrafton, ND 582371033092747
- Richard Eklof, ODLangdon, ND 582491306822861
- Selmer Clark, ODCavalier, ND 582201598941288
- Michael Rexine, ODMayville, ND 582571700899143
- Isabel Virgille, ODGrand Forks, ND 582051700775210
- Dori Carlson, ODPark River, ND 582701649231192
- Mark Helgeson, ODPark River, ND 582701932160132
- Kristina AikensGrand Forks, ND 582011407416019
Common questions
What is Michelle Kaye Carter, OD's NPI number?
Michelle Kaye Carter, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497747984, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Kaye Carter, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 Hill Ave, Grafton, ND, 58237. Phone: (701) 352-1370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Kaye Carter, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 573, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Kaye Carter, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Kaye Carter, OD had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Kaye Carter, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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.