Tyler Kenneth Baars, OD
Optometrist · Mpls, MN
Tyler Kenneth Baars, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Mpls, Minnesota, and NPI 1861747305, issued on Jul 20, 2012. Check the license (Minnesota MN3432, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tyler Kenneth Baars
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- MN3432 MN
3432 MN
046010599 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2405 Hennepin Ave, Mpls, MN 55405
- Phone
- (612) 584-4142
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (612) 584-4147
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170713003526); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tyler Kenneth Baars in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license MN3432Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Spectacle Shoppe IncNew Brighton, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tyler Kenneth Baars among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Tyler Kenneth Baars, 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 2012, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Mpls
They are 1 of the 33 NPPES records with a practice address in Mpls, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Mpls → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Hallstrom, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554051710274303
- Kristin Adams, ODMinneapolis, MN 554041447779442
- Mark Edson, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554041326024514
- Joshua Hanen, JD, OD, FAAOMinneapolis, MN 554061407293061
- Michel Hanen Smith, O.D., M..SMinneapolis, MN 554061326119223
- Ericka Koch, ODMinneapolis, MN 554061598796393
- Paula Moy, ODMinneapolis, MN 554041255733309
- Thomas Scholtens, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554041689731838
Common questions
What is Tyler Kenneth Baars, OD's NPI number?
Tyler Kenneth Baars, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861747305, issued on Jul 20, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tyler Kenneth Baars, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2405 Hennepin Ave, Mpls, MN, 55405. Phone: (612) 584-4142. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tyler Kenneth Baars, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number MN3432, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.