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 22 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. Peter Vatnsdal, O.D.Roseau, MN 567511639430689
  2. Evan Veire, O.D.St Paul, MN 551301447415047
  3. Ashley Veness, O.D.Faribault, MN 550211689027831
  4. James Verkuilen, ODCoon Rapids, MN 554331235191784
  5. Douglas Vermeer, ODPipestone, MN 561641851496962
  6. Melissa Viker, O.D.Eden Prairie, MN 553441194836353
  7. Lori Vikesland Obler, ODMarshall, MN 562581114930989
  8. Sam Villella, ODCambridge, MN 550081720040942
  9. Nicholas Vincelli, O.D.Owatonna, MN 550601447289152
  10. Ryan Vincelli, O.D.Worthington, MN 561871306952031
  11. Aimee Violette, ODLakeville, MN 550441578026738
  12. Penny Vizina, ODOwatonna, MN 550601962597112
  13. Thomas Vogelpohl, O.D.Saint Paul, MN 551181528004272
  14. Michael Vold, O.D.Litchfield, MN 553551174591945
  15. Brian Von Arb, ODHermantown, MN 558111548364540
  16. Kristina Voyna, O.D.Zumbrota, MN 559921457303505
  17. Yer Vue, O.D.Saint Paul, MN 551061306086608
  18. Hannah Wagenknecht, ODRochester, MN 559011437833373
  19. Mathew Walker, O.D.Alexandria, MN 563081255595864
  20. Ashley Walkoviak, O.D.Rogers, MN 553741043699317
  21. Amy Walkowiak, ODDuluth, MN 558111982265765
  22. Michael Wallerich, ODRichfield, MN 554231881135093
  23. Julie WalshWabasha, MN 559811841242773
  24. Patrick Wands, ODSaint Paul, MN 551161679538250
  25. Emily WangenApple Valley, MN 551241851089296
  26. David Warshawsky, O.D.Osseo, MN 553691699768127
  27. Nina Watercott, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554111922363415
  28. Bruce Watland, ODWillmar, MN 562011902872658
  29. Courtland Watson, ODRoseville, MN 551131093749434
  30. Kimberly Watson, ODDuluth, MN 558021295713303
  31. Sarah Watson, ODMaplewood, MN 551091396504304
  32. Toni Watt, O.D.Albert Lea, MN 560071629398516
  33. Kelly Wawryk, ODMaple Grove, MN 553691811636442
  34. Lisa Weber, ODWoodbury, MN 551251962466102
  35. Kassandra Wedeking Calarco, O.D.Apple Valley, MN 551241245671932
  36. Brad Weeks, O.D.Maple Grove, MN 553691073694873
  37. Benjamin Wehner, ODBloomington, MN 554371457912461
  38. Rebecca Weisbeck, O.D.Fairmont, MN 560311104057116
  39. Whitney Welder, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563031982577631
  40. Patrick Wellik, O.D.Apple Valley, MN 551241588637078
  41. Mark Wellnitz, O.D.Glencoe, MN 553361528374600
  42. Pamela Wendlandt, O.D.Otsego, MN 553301629417662
  43. Jessica Wentzell, ODWillmar, MN 562011447280847
  44. Gina Wesley, O.D.Medina, MN 553401992738652
  45. Richard West, O.D.Crosby, MN 564411407803844
  46. Murry Westberg, ODPark Rapids, MN 564701952361032
  47. Maureen Whelan, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011437216439
  48. Kristina White, O.D.Oakdale, MN 551281225441884
  49. Daniel Whited, O.D.Maple Grove, MN 553691396896155
  50. Jeffrey Wieber, O.D.Monticello, MN 553621255569364

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.