NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Minnesota

1,142 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Minnesota, 20 per 100,000 residents, the 25th highest rate of 51. Minneapolis and Rochester have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Minnesota license search. Page 14 of 23.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Minneapolis has the most, 66

  1. Minneapolis66
  2. Rochester42
  3. Saint Paul38
  4. Woodbury36
  5. Bloomington33

Optometrist records in Minnesota

  1. Christopher McDowell, O.D.Cloquet, MN 557201235188079
  2. Dena McGree, O.D.Hastings, MN 550331013935501
  3. David McIntosh, O.D.Bloomington, MN 554251740526904
  4. Robert McMahon, ODWinona, MN 559871598711400
  5. Carol McManman, O.D.Fridley, MN 554321104914183
  6. Amanda McMullen, ODApple Valley, MN 551241124506852
  7. Lois Meacham, O.D.Lino Lakes, MN 550141902929391
  8. Charles Mead, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551251932129905
  9. Jonee Meagher, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554091447538608
  10. Shikha Mehta, ODMinneapolis, MN 554031205396835
  11. Jennifer Meister, ODChamplin, MN 553161447212477
  12. Rodney Melgard, O.D.Buffalo, MN 553131710922679
  13. Jeffrey Melicher, O.D.Virginia, MN 557921831235662
  14. Shayna Mellesmoen, ODBloomington, MN 554201104503382
  15. Alex Messner, ODHutchinson, MN 553501922797257
  16. Jena Meyer, OD, FAAOBloomington, MN 554201326782947
  17. Thomas Meyer, ODRoseville, MN 551131265500730
  18. Derek MichaelisDuluth, MN 558021932764883
  19. Benjamin Michalicek, ODSaint Paul, MN 551051396323176
  20. Craig Mickelson, O.D.Thief River Falls, MN 567011184720013
  21. Rodney Middlebrook, O.D.Austin, MN 559121962454033
  22. Garet Miliner, ODNorthfield, MN 550571376111971
  23. Danise Miller, ODLittle Falls, MN 563451083603831
  24. Joseph Miller, ODWadena, MN 564821699868430
  25. Kari Miller, O.D.Crookston, MN 567161679587828
  26. Scott Minnerath, ODAlexandria, MN 563081336719475
  27. Dominic Miron, ODRochester, MN 559011831253327
  28. Kasie Mix, O.D., M.S.Shakopee, MN 553791407109275
  29. William Miyoshi, ODEagan, MN 551211851911986
  30. Aaron Mjelstad, ODHopkins, MN 553431952347056
  31. Laura Moe, ODElk River, MN 553301306686464
  32. Kimberly Molacek, ODMilaca, MN 563531811914351
  33. James Molde, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011760529408
  34. Derek Moline, O.D.Arden Hills, MN 551121588630925
  35. Michael Monda, ODBrainerd, MN 564011770146003
  36. Steven Monda, O.D.Brainerd, MN 564011992774020
  37. Steven Monroe, ODShakopee, MN 553791508856345
  38. Jerald Monson, O.D.Owatonna, MN 550601679546261
  39. Abolfazl Monzavi, ODEagan, MN 551211912960691
  40. Carl Moon, O.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563031457368920
  41. Kelsey Moore, ODPlymouth, MN 554411154844017
  42. Jodi Moore-Weiss, ODRochester, MN 559051003036427
  43. Jeffrey Mootz, ODLe Sueur, MN 560581417037730
  44. Marcus Morben, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551251184774614
  45. Gordon Mork, ODMora, MN 550511487618112
  46. Joseph Mork, ODMora, MN 550511619497070
  47. Janyce Moroz, ODMinneapolis, MN 554071124132923
  48. Larry Morrison, O.D.Mahnomen, MN 565571841298445
  49. Michael Morrison, O.D.Mahnomen, MN 565571164457750
  50. Alexander MosesDetroit Lakes, MN 565011063797116

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Minnesota ranks 25 of 51 per resident

  1. Vermont21
  2. Pennsylvania20
  3. Missouri20
  4. Minnesota20
  5. Wisconsin20
  6. Michigan20
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

73.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Minnesota73.6%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Minnesota, measured

  • In a Medicare file840 of 1,142 · 73.6% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file779 · 68.2% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more740 · 64.8% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 778 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,142 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Minnesota: 20 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Minneapolis has 66 of them (6%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Wisconsin1,161
  2. Missouri1,242
  3. Colorado1,273
  4. Tennessee1,300

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Michigan19.6
  2. Pennsylvania20.4
  3. Vermont20.7
  4. Ohio20.7

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.