Whitney Page Lauer
Optometrist · Virginia, MN
Whitney Page Lauer is an optometrist with a practice address in Virginia, Minnesota, and NPI 1285164079, issued on Jun 14, 2017. Check the license (Minnesota 3501, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Whitney Page Lauer
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3501 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1101 Ninth Street North, Virginia, MN 55792
- Phone
- (218) 741-0150
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170627002203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1101 Ninth Street North
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Whitney Page Lauer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3501Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
242 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost119 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth17 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol14 claims
- Simbrinza12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $16.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Theobald Family Eye Care, LLPDuluth, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Whitney Page Lauer among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Whitney Page Lauer 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 2017, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Virginia
They are 6 of the 465 NPPES records with a practice address in Virginia, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Christie, O.D.Virginia, MN 557921821038233
- Jeffrey Melicher, O.D.Virginia, MN 557921831235662
- Don Sipola, O.D.Virginia, MN 557921396816674
- Matthew Sipola, O.D.Virginia, MN 557921669819439
- Hannah Sipola, ODVirginia, MN 557921326444043
- Derek MichaelisDuluth, MN 558021932764883
- Kevin Mueller, O.D.Duluth, MN 558021164472148
- Derin Van Loon, ODDuluth, MN 558021568440675
Common questions
What is Whitney Page Lauer's NPI number?
Whitney Page Lauer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285164079, issued on Jun 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Whitney Page Lauer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 Ninth Street North, Virginia, MN, 55792. Phone: (218) 741-0150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Whitney Page Lauer's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3501, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Whitney Page Lauer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Whitney Page Lauer had 242 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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.