Nicole Kristen Auble, OD
Optometrist · Woodbury, MN
Nicole Kristen Auble, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Woodbury, Minnesota, and NPI 1275114365, issued on Apr 20, 2021. Check the license (Minnesota 3946, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Kristen Auble
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 3946 MN
3109 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2080 Woodwinds Dr Ste 230, Woodbury, MN 55125
- Phone
- (651) 738-6500
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240807003117); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2080 Woodwinds Dr Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicole Kristen Auble in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
611 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate129 claims
- Ofloxacin83 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine78 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate72 claims
- Latanoprost62 claims
- Timolol Maleate41 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): 91.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $232.44
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- St Paul Eye Clinic PAWoodbury, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Kristen Auble among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Nicole Kristen Auble, 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 2021, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
36 optometrist records list a practice address in Woodbury
They are 36 of the 2,504 NPPES records with a practice address in Woodbury, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erik Bachmeier, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551251497717870
- Jennifer Borges, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551251528143781
- James Brekke, ODWoodbury, MN 551251134291487
- Scott Chepulis, ODWoodbury, MN 551251891716742
- Michelle Falk, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551251134221674
- Alan Hein, ODWoodbury, MN 551251952324048
- Ann Hickson, O.D., M.S.Woodbury, MN 551251851396147
- Christina Kinney, ODWoodbury, MN 551251467414334
Common questions
What is Nicole Kristen Auble, OD's NPI number?
Nicole Kristen Auble, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275114365, issued on Apr 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Kristen Auble, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2080 Woodwinds Dr Ste 230, Woodbury, MN, 55125. Phone: (651) 738-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Kristen Auble, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3946, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Kristen Auble, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Kristen Auble, OD had 611 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Kristen Auble, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 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.