Richard David Bruesch, OD
Optometrist · Forest Lake, MN
Richard David Bruesch, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and NPI 1922119486, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2622, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard David Bruesch
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2622 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 12TH St SW, Forest Lake, MN 55025
- Phone
- (651) 464-9767
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070815000052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 12TH St SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard David Bruesch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2622Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost28 claims
- Ofloxacin12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Forest Lake Optometric CenterForest Lake, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard David Bruesch among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Richard David Bruesch, 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
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Forest Lake
They are 7 of the 272 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest Lake, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Forest Lake → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roy Backus, O.D.Forest Lake, MN 550251003922030
- Kevin Bahr, O.D.Forest Lake, MN 550251558423731
- Sean Bell, O.D.Forest Lake, MN 550251669535308
- Kari Eliason, O.D.Forest Lake, MN 550251982735668
- Gregory Jones, O.D.Forest Lake, MN 550251295829752
- Scott Telander, O.D.Forest Lake, MN 550251437254455
- Pamela Rupnow, O.D.Farmington, MN 550241760456479
- Timothy Savageau, ODFarmington, MN 550241629031687
Common questions
What is Richard David Bruesch, OD's NPI number?
Richard David Bruesch, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922119486, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard David Bruesch, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 12TH St SW, Forest Lake, MN, 55025. Phone: (651) 464-9767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard David Bruesch, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2622, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard David Bruesch, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard David Bruesch, OD had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 41 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.