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 6 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. Kendra EversonNew Prague, MN 560711336839752
  2. Steven Exsted, O.D.Monticello, MN 553621538276258
  3. Jared Fairbanks, O.D.Willmar, MN 562011881031524
  4. Jennifer Fairbanks, O.DWillmar, MN 562011386081065
  5. Gregory Falk, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551291124139886
  6. Michelle Falk, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551251134221674
  7. Rahul Farmah, ODBlaine, MN 554341023628591
  8. Jerome Fay, O.D.Saint Paul, MN 551041659335289
  9. Jessica Fedor, O.D.Coon Rapids, MN 554331801980537
  10. Ryan Fedor, O.D.Stillwater, MN 550821518998996
  11. Marisa Fehlhafer, ODMinneapolis, MN 554171386222479
  12. Alexander Fenson, ODBemidji, MN 566011942183140
  13. Jesse Fenstermacher, ODStaples, MN 564791194339481
  14. Kelly Fenstermacher, O.D.Little Falls, MN 563451275143034
  15. Ryan Ferreras, O.D.Shakopee, MN 553791962598060
  16. Beth Fischer, O.D.Duluth, MN 558111497758775
  17. Londa Fischer, O.D.Maple Grove, MN 553111942401039
  18. Mark Fisher, ODMinnetonka, MN 553051568526143
  19. Michael Fisher, O.D.Windom, MN 561011891884771
  20. Jessica Flack, ODRichfield, MN 554231801563994
  21. Timothy Flaherty, O.D.Mankato, MN 560011477632057
  22. Patrick Flanagan, ODSaint Paul, MN 551181427112010
  23. Paul Fleming, O.D.Savage, MN 553781033472865
  24. Laura Flockencier, O.D.West St Paul, MN 551181194929505
  25. William Flynn, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554161295964724
  26. Scott Fontana, O.D.Lakeville, MN 550441922195635
  27. Matthew Forgit, O.D.Crookston, MN 567161427114214
  28. Breann Forliti, O.D.Blaine, MN 554491265694715
  29. Bridget Forstrom, O.D.Saint James, MN 560811649470618
  30. Loreen Fort Holbus, O.D.Rochester, MN 559061821162389
  31. Trevor FossoSartell, MN 563771336597079
  32. Brittany Fox, O.D.Blue Earth, MN 560131568811040
  33. Sara Fredrickson, ODBemidji, MN 566011407880057
  34. Amy Freed, O.D.Chaska, MN 553181881741213
  35. Christopher Freed, O.D.Chaska, MN 553181770631889
  36. Christine Freeman, O.D.Burnsville, MN 553371205090982
  37. Brett Freese, ODSauk Centre, MN 563781043260797
  38. Kelly Freese, ODSartell, MN 563771003227059
  39. Scott Frick, ODMaple Grove, MN 553111043214091
  40. Benet Friederichs, ODBuffalo, MN 553131720820624
  41. Gregory FriederichsWaite Park, MN 563871518955939
  42. Robert Friese, ODFairmont, MN 560311114901733
  43. Michael FuchsDuluth, MN 558051184652083
  44. Matthew Gahn, O.D.Eveleth, MN 557341548241938
  45. Steven Gander, O.D.East Grand Forks, MN 567211376639476
  46. Lori Geddes, ODSaint Louis Park, MN 554161306813654
  47. Cindy Gellner, ODSartell, MN 563771700823093
  48. Lucas Genereux, ODBemidji, MN 566011346592680
  49. Ara Gerard, O.D.Minnetonka, MN 553051841356532
  50. Roman Gerber, O.DSt Louis Park, MN 554161831486372

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.