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 19 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. Rajni Shah, ODWayzata, MN 553911851569883
  2. McKenna ShanfeldBemidji, MN 566011942130075
  3. Ronald SheldonSt Louis Park, MN 554161710070727
  4. Nicholas Shilman, O.D.Duluth, MN 558111750373361
  5. Margaret Shipitalo, OD, MSSt Louis Park, MN 554161760968895
  6. Stephen Shirola, ODBrooklyn Park, MN 554281336231588
  7. Nathan ShjerveStillwater, MN 550821306274873
  8. Paul Shlafer, O.D.Edina, MN 554351154327757
  9. Kelsey Sieg, O.D.Richfield, MN 554231336590116
  10. Dennis Siemsen, ODRochester, MN 559051598742074
  11. Anne Sill, ODWoodbury, MN 551251992068910
  12. Raluca Sima, O.D.Richfield, MN 554231093119018
  13. Katherine Simko, ODBloomington, MN 554311306681192
  14. Della Simmons, O.D.Albert Lea, MN 560071730168923
  15. Kennedy Simmons, ODStillwater, MN 550821114766607
  16. Nancy Simmons, ODMonticello, MN 553621538415674
  17. Dominique Simonton, O.D.Eden Prairie, MN 553441487060265
  18. Michelle Simpson, ODCambridge, MN 550081538121728
  19. Erin Sinkoff, O.D.St Louis Park, MN 554161164837373
  20. Don Sipola, O.D.Virginia, MN 557921396816674
  21. Hannah Sipola, ODVirginia, MN 557921326444043
  22. Matthew Sipola, O.D.Virginia, MN 557921669819439
  23. Megan Sis, OD, MS, FAAOBlaine, MN 554491013242197
  24. Courtney Sivertson, O.D.Rochester, MN 559011114948734
  25. Suzette Skavlem, ODSt Louis Park, MN 554161790267987
  26. Heidi Skonseng, O.D.St Louis Park, MN 554261952500951
  27. Claire Skorseth, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011447828553
  28. Sam Skoviera, ODWillmar, MN 562011912018128
  29. Amy Slama, O.D.Mankato, MN 560011962758078
  30. Eric Slapnicher, O.D.Hastings, MN 550331992719157
  31. Joseph Slapnicher, O.D.Hastings, MN 550331992728083
  32. Adam Sloane, O.D.Shakopee, MN 553791699934430
  33. Angela Smith, O.D.Crookston, MN 567161457569378
  34. Grant Smith, O.D.Plymouth, MN 554421750454906
  35. Jeffrey Smith, ODAndover, MN 553041952461352
  36. Levi Smith, ODMorris, MN 562671497429815
  37. Alyssa Snyder, O.D.Marshall, MN 562581952620130
  38. Brian Snyder, O.D.Saint Paul, MN 551161609871557
  39. Eva So, ODRochester, MN 559011043739089
  40. Alaina Softing Hataye, ODRochester, MN 559051427155654
  41. Daniel Solbrack, O.D.Princeton, MN 553711992828602
  42. Nicole Solem, ODPlymouth, MN 554421073181574
  43. Joel Sollom, ODLakeville, MN 550441174546923
  44. David Solseng, ODAda, MN 565101104915990
  45. Lauren Soukup, ODSaint Paul, MN 551081225568520
  46. Ai Soundara, O.D.St Louis Park, MN 554261912286584
  47. Shawnee Sovell, ODOwatonna, MN 550601740718626
  48. David Spande, O.D.Saint Paul, MN 551041124436464
  49. Joshua Spedding, ODFaribault, MN 550211821722042
  50. Anna Spell, ODOwatonna, MN 550601669316113

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.