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 21 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. Melanie Thares, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011518601442
  2. Martin Theobald, O.D.Duluth, MN 558111609842210
  3. Teresa Theobald, O.D.Duluth, MN 558111902872518
  4. Robin Theye, ODWinona, MN 559871750544383
  5. Trent Thielke, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551251760628788
  6. Eric Thiem, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551291154363158
  7. Stephanie Thier, O.D.Worthington, MN 561871215004551
  8. Sean Thompson, ODWinona, MN 559871699713859
  9. Aubree Thorseth, ODGlencoe, MN 553361104481985
  10. Hunter Throndsen, ODSartell, MN 563771447073796
  11. Amanda Thurmes, ODNew Prague, MN 560711821519356
  12. Debra Timperley, O.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563011487785309
  13. Inna TimshinaOtsego, MN 553301760839104
  14. Eric Tjelle, ODThief River Falls, MN 567011093732612
  15. Emmalee Toldo, ODMinneapolis, MN 554041770069494
  16. Calli Toler, ODPine City, MN 550631164007670
  17. Danielle Toms, ODMinneapolis, MN 554171568875094
  18. Stephen Tonner, O.D.Bloomington, MN 554201356413330
  19. Robert Toomey, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554021750423547
  20. Mark Torgerson, ODMinneapolis, MN 554351811989544
  21. Quy Tran, ODElk River, MN 553301619164290
  22. Anthony Traverse, O.D.Plymouth, MN 554411255431961
  23. Aaron Treece, ODNorth Oaks, MN 551271801636501
  24. Abby Trettin, O.D.Hutchinson, MN 553501891283743
  25. Jenna Troiani, ODEdina, MN 554351326532193
  26. Elizabeth Trossen, ODSaint Paul, MN 551101154257780
  27. Todd Trudel, O.D.Granite Falls, MN 562411902850852
  28. Alexis Turn, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011336016211
  29. David TurnerBuffalo, MN 553131588077473
  30. Heather Tuttle, O.D.Waconia, MN 553871417156662
  31. Keith Tyler, ODMinneapolis, MN 554041922206036
  32. Michelle Tyler, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554151639307804
  33. Barbara Tylka, O.D.Rochester, MN 559051992173470
  34. Emily Ufken, O.D.Burnsville, MN 553371467712133
  35. Stacey Ulrick, O.D.Chaska, MN 553181255426516
  36. Jeffrey Unger, ODInver Grove Heights, MN 550761568497576
  37. Zachary Unrau, ODOtsego, MN 553301699406520
  38. Catherine Upham, ODMinneapolis, MN 554111689638868
  39. Andrea Urbach, ODHastings, MN 550331841289642
  40. Lacey Urness, ODApple Valley, MN 551241831553197
  41. Trisha Urschel, O.D.Eden Prairie, MN 553441124464045
  42. Grace ValiantSaint Paul, MN 551301588511760
  43. Carly Van KeulenRochester, MN 559011861287583
  44. Derin Van Loon, ODDuluth, MN 558021568440675
  45. Stephen Vandyke, ODBemidji, MN 566011003923012
  46. Ka Zoua VangArden Hills, MN 551121205312832
  47. Muychi Vang, ODBloomington, MN 554251831700798
  48. Yer Vang, ODRoseville, MN 551131649365982
  49. Andrea Vanmeter, O.D.Golden Valley, MN 554221518221225
  50. Kaitlin Vass, ODMinneapolis, MN 554171063949071

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.