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 7 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. Michael Gesler, ODSaint Paul, MN 551081679503494
  2. John Gess, ODAlexandria, MN 563081679572440
  3. Kynndyl Giannonatti, ODBemidji, MN 566011215599980
  4. Joseph Gibbons, ODCambridge, MN 550081831182062
  5. Gina Gill, O.D.Elk River, MN 553301861427767
  6. Lee Gilmore, O.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563011427105865
  7. Elizabeth Gilthvedt, O.D.Owatonna, MN 550601417940644
  8. Scott Glaser, O.D.Hutchinson, MN 553501487644969
  9. Edwin Glur, ODMinneapolis, MN 554021871581850
  10. Jenna Goeppner, ODEdina, MN 554391285565374
  11. Timothy Goldsmith, ODNew Prague, MN 560711114912573
  12. Wendy Goldsmith, ODNew Prague, MN 560711710972955
  13. Michael Gordon, O.D.Spring Valley, MN 559751316917123
  14. Solomon Gould, ODSaint Paul, MN 551191518232149
  15. Nathaniel Graham, O.D.Mankato, MN 560011447586987
  16. Lanette Green, O.D.Waite Park, MN 563871578607958
  17. Mary Gregory, OD FCOVDMonticello, MN 553621477626661
  18. Annette Grimshaw, ODSaint James, MN 560811104949338
  19. Ricky Groetsch, ODMelrose, MN 563521366456014
  20. Douglas Gross, O.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563031033193511
  21. Murphy GrotewoldMankato, MN 560011376049031
  22. Brian Grudem, O.D.White Bear Lake, MN 551101194717298
  23. Jacob GrundPark Rapids, MN 564701336079524
  24. Devon Gubbins, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554171861808149
  25. Lamar Gunnarson, ODAlexandria, MN 563081336137256
  26. Britt Gustafson, O.D.Eden Prairie, MN 553441851402689
  27. Bruce Gustafson, O.D.Faribault, MN 550211851313415
  28. James Gutfleisch, O.D.Northfield, MN 550571982600524
  29. John Gutfleisch, O.D.Waseca, MN 560931437206679
  30. Lance Gutfleisch, O.D.Bloomington, MN 554251861550741
  31. Scott Haas, O.D.Worthington, MN 561871306898630
  32. Scott Hadden, ODBloomington, MN 554201144339979
  33. Michael Haedt, O.D.Mankato, MN 560011932180312
  34. Bradley Hagemo, O.D.Edina, MN 554351649442377
  35. Scott Hagen, ODRedwood Falls, MN 562831730155045
  36. Anthony Hagerty, ODEden Prairie, MN 553441316881980
  37. David Hakes, O.D.Northfield, MN 550571992701536
  38. Mark Hallstrom, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554051710274303
  39. Brian Hamann, ODMaple Grove, MN 553691700864667
  40. Ashley Hamblin, ODMoose Lake, MN 557671437652070
  41. Paul Hammond, O.D.Coon Rapids, MN 554331285918268
  42. Joshua Hanen, JD, OD, FAAOMinneapolis, MN 554061407293061
  43. Michel Hanen Smith, O.D., M..SMinneapolis, MN 554061326119223
  44. David Hansen, ODRoseville, MN 551131710047865
  45. Gina Hansen, O.D.Detroit Lakes, MN 565011376852459
  46. Katelyn Hansen, ODChanhassen, MN 553171689233447
  47. Theodore Hansen, ODMinneapolis, MN 554081013018100
  48. Joshua Hanske, O.D.Brainerd, MN 564011619380318
  49. Denise Hanson, ODFergus Falls, MN 565371730264904
  50. Loren Hanson, ODLakeville, MN 550441972713873

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.