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 5 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. Kristen Desautel, O.D.Oak Park Heights, MN 550821578874814
  2. Beth Despiegelaere, ODBrooklyn Center, MN 554301285618934
  3. Alan Diamond, O.D.St Louis Park, MN 554261073664421
  4. Michael Dieter, O.D.Maple Grove, MN 553691245374115
  5. Eric Dillinger, OD, MS, BAOwatonna, MN 550601932637808
  6. Blake Dirks, ODSaint Peter, MN 560821629145057
  7. Zachary Dirks, O.D.Saint Peter, MN 560821366640377
  8. Lauren Disterhaft, ODBloomington, MN 554311831086057
  9. Theresia Dixon, ODBloomington, MN 554251932139003
  10. Chad Dockter, ODEden Prairie, MN 553441104975762
  11. Kenneth Dodge, ODLittle Falls, MN 563451346387503
  12. Robert Dodge, O.D.Coon Rapids, MN 554481164424370
  13. Anthony Doffin, O.D.Saint Anthony, MN 554181366520538
  14. Jaclyn Doffin, O.D.White Bear Lake, MN 551101053360701
  15. Seth Dokken, O.D.Staples, MN 564791679734636
  16. Charles Dorland, O.D.Minnetonka, MN 553051104800804
  17. Matthew Downs, ODMankato, MN 560011205857042
  18. Melissa Downs, ODRochester, MN 559011952385445
  19. Brianna Doyle, ODRochester, MN 559021528803830
  20. Gayle Dramen, O.D.Buffalo, MN 553131215030341
  21. Gordon Dramen, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011023120763
  22. Paul Dubbels, O.D.Grand Rapids, MN 557441235339953
  23. Burt DubowWaite Park, MN 563871407844822
  24. Thomas Dull, OD OPTOMETRISTMankato, MN 560011891862231
  25. Emily Dunham, ODWinona, MN 559871538913868
  26. Erin Dunphy, ODRogers, MN 553741609360098
  27. Sarah Ebeling, O.D.Chanhassen, MN 553171851522338
  28. Chase Eder, ODPlymouth, MN 554411235878950
  29. Mark Edson, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554041326024514
  30. Robert Edwards, O.D.Bemidji, MN 566011508903253
  31. Damon Eggers, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011447358528
  32. Timothy Eggimann, ODCoon Rapids, MN 554331922038926
  33. Vivian Ekemezie, O.DMinneapolis, MN 554021194070490
  34. Paul Eklof, ODCokato, MN 553211932279551
  35. Kari Eliason, O.D.Forest Lake, MN 550251982735668
  36. Moulay Younes ElidrissiMinneapolis, MN 554081053824045
  37. Emily Ellingson, O.D.Golden Valley, MN 554271356835748
  38. Madeline Elmland, ODMinneapolis, MN 554101104491687
  39. John Elverum, ODOakdale, MN 551281053463554
  40. Tamra Emerson, O.D.Anoka, MN 553031679610125
  41. Stephanie Enderle, ODChanhassen, MN 553171205321148
  42. Chase EndresCrystal, MN 554291700263738
  43. J Endres, ODCrystal, MN 554291205830254
  44. Kelsey Engelbart, ODStillwater, MN 550821326613126
  45. Devaughn Erickson, O.D.Roseau, MN 567511821132754
  46. Jacob Erickson, O.D.Saint Paul, MN 551051700370749
  47. Katrina Erickson, O.D.Duluth, MN 558051407046022
  48. Tanya Erntson, ODPlymouth, MN 554421700864279
  49. Karisa Etter, O.D.Saint Paul, MN 551081821479403
  50. Lauren Evans, ODSaint Michael, MN 553761790458081

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.