NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Victoria L. Knudsen, M.D.

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Sioux Falls, SD

Victoria L. Knudsen, M.D. is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1174574800, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 8041, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174574800
Name
Victoria L. Knudsen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
License numbers
8041 SD
6051574-1205 UT
A78941 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone
(605) 322-3790
Enumerated
May 15, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(605) 322-3791
Medicaid IDs
6300730 SD
S104992 SD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120504000292); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2000
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1301 S Cliff Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jeffrey Beck, PHDMedical Geneticist (PhD) Specialist/Technologist1467381186
  2. Michelle Bleile, M.D.Hematology (Pathology) Physician1205046851
  3. Denise Boraas, CNPNurse Practitioner1750396560
  4. Jeffrey Boyle, MD/PHDNeurology Physician1326273681
  5. Jacquelyn Choate, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1407008600
  6. Savanah DebeltsNurse Practitioner1619563368

Verify Victoria L. Knudsen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024

90 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Victoria Knudsen90
  2. Specialty average620

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost38 claims
  2. Bromfenac Sodium16 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate14 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $131.43

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Victoria Knudsen$131.43
  2. Specialty average$7,667.49

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

  1. Retina Associates OF Utah PCMurray, UT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in South Dakota

There are 3 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in South Dakota.

Other retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in South Dakota

  1. Prema Abraham, MDRapid City, SD1063492940
  2. Taylor Slingsby, M.D.Rapid City, SD1649624883

Common questions

What is Victoria L. Knudsen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Victoria L. Knudsen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174574800, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Victoria L. Knudsen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 322-3790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Victoria L. Knudsen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 8041, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Victoria L. Knudsen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Victoria L. Knudsen, M.D. had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Victoria L. Knudsen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.