Samuel R. Sant, O.D.
Optometrist · Bemidji, MN
Samuel R. Sant, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bemidji, Minnesota, and NPI 1740327493, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 2983, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel R. Sant
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2983 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1611 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601
- Phone
- (218) 333-2020
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2023
- Fax
- (218) 333-2019
- Medicaid ID
- 787600900 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050819000156); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1611 Anne St NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Winston Craig Benson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295753937
- William Bock, MDPediatrics Physician1295753994
- Musa Bolkent, M.D.,M.P.HPediatrics Physician1609256205
Verify Samuel R. Sant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,017 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost553 claims
- Timolol Maleate138 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol88 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate60 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate39 claims
- Lumigan26 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): 82.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sanford Health OF Northern MinnesotaBemidji, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel R. Sant among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Samuel R. Sant, O.D. 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
19 optometrist records list a practice address in Bemidji
They are 19 of the 917 NPPES records with a practice address in Bemidji, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Germaine Cheslock, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011154468890
- Staci CollisonBemidji, MN 566011588949648
- Derek Czywczynski, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011427281583
- Robert Edwards, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011508903253
- Sara Fredrickson, ODBemidji, MN 566011407880057
- Lucas Genereux, ODBemidji, MN 566011346592680
- Lauren Hazelton, ODBemidji, MN 566011912314774
- James Hess, ODBemidji, MN 566011720017304
Common questions
What is Samuel R. Sant, O.D.'s NPI number?
Samuel R. Sant, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740327493, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel R. Sant, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601. Phone: (218) 333-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel R. Sant, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2983, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samuel R. Sant, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel R. Sant, O.D. had 1,017 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel R. Sant, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.