NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Missouri

1,242 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Missouri, 20 per 100,000 residents, the 24th highest rate of 51. Saint Louis and Kansas City have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Missouri license search. Page 2 of 25.

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).

Saint Louis has the most, 206

  1. Saint Louis206
  2. Kansas City95
  3. Springfield80
  4. Columbia47
  5. Independence37

Optometrist records in Missouri

  1. Shelby Baugh Bruner, ODCarthage, MO 648361407385701
  2. Ramona Baumfalk, ODKansas City, MO 641111104837640
  3. Beth Bazin, O.D.Kansas City, MO 641311154421402
  4. Cassie Beard, ODSaint Peters, MO 633761497325229
  5. Jeremy Beatty, O.DChesterfield, MO 630171225198013
  6. Jason Bechtoldt, O.D.Warrenton, MO 633831831400647
  7. Jerome Becker, O.D.Saint Charles, MO 633011689750291
  8. Allen Becvar, O.D.Columbia, MO 652031417976390
  9. Stacy Becvar, O.D.Columbia, MO 652031104844414
  10. Matthew Bednar, O.D.Platte City, MO 640791528041860
  11. Martha Beebe, O.D.Kirkwood, MO 631221427111319
  12. Loren Beek, O.D.Independence, MO 640551114984390
  13. David Bell, O.D.Chesterfield, MO 630171093896185
  14. Troy Bell, O.D. & ASSOC PCPoplar Bluff, MO 639011205970159
  15. Stacy Bell-Simmons, ODSt Joseph, MO 645061154379535
  16. Todd Bellamy, O.D.Creve Coeur, MO 631411093711137
  17. Andrew Benedict, ODBlue Springs, MO 640141962943399
  18. David Bennett, O.D.Gladstone, MO 641181669455747
  19. Edward Bennett, ODSaint Louis, MO 631211982714564
  20. Kurt Bennett, O.DChesterfield, MO 630171851720429
  21. Lori Bennett, O.D.Lees Summit, MO 640861932310927
  22. Mary Bennett, O.D.Saint Charles, MO 633031972501385
  23. Ahnie Bequette, ODCape Girardeau, MO 637031063300770
  24. Laura Bequette, O.D., OTR/LFestus, MO 630281972730091
  25. Parker Berg, O.D.Saint Peters, MO 633761477968329
  26. Paul Bernier, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631091760456800
  27. Robert Bernskoetter, O.D.Columbia, MO 652011144280140
  28. Maisie Bess, ODCamdenton, MO 650201962329177
  29. Ray Bess, OPTOMETRISTMalden, MO 638631245395292
  30. Dennis Bezold, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041558366880
  31. Sania Bhatt, ODFlorissant, MO 630311053690321
  32. Kevin Biermann, O.D.Washington, MO 630901851520175
  33. Douglas Biggs, O.D.Columbia, MO 652031013043165
  34. Michael Billings, O.D.Poplar Bluff, MO 639011164419354
  35. Andrew Biondo, O.D.Kirkwood, MO 631221407143175
  36. Monika BirchardSaint Louis, MO 631241750249223
  37. Jeff Birdsong, O.D.Boonville, MO 652331790777191
  38. Gerald Birkmann, O.D.New Melle, MO 633651043251812
  39. Jerri Birsinger, O.D.Arnold, MO 630101760474662
  40. Amanda Bissell, O.D.Washington, MO 630901336145481
  41. Mindy Blackford, O.D.Kirksville, MO 635011861406092
  42. Mark Blackledge, O.D.Saint Joseph, MO 645061679521397
  43. Robert Blair, O.D.Harrisonville, MO 647011386654275
  44. Paige Blankenheim, ODO Fallon, MO 633681386361319
  45. Timothy Blankenship, O.D.Poplar Bluff, MO 639011164440368
  46. Matthew Blanton, O.D.Rolla, MO 654011457391575
  47. Mary Blatt, ODSaint Louis, MO 631411437154499
  48. David BlieseJackson, MO 637551336200617
  49. Danny Boardsen, OD PCMoberly, MO 652701134301666
  50. Bret Bodenhamer, O.D.Jefferson City, MO 651091679887384

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Missouri ranks 24 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio21
  2. Vermont21
  3. Pennsylvania20
  4. Missouri20
  5. Minnesota20
  6. Wisconsin20
  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.

73.1% 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. Missouri73.1%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Missouri, measured

  • In a Medicare file908 of 1,242 · 73.1% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file768 · 61.8% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more833 · 67.1% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2007 · the 768 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

1,242 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Missouri: 20 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Saint Louis has 206 of them (17%).

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. Colorado1,273
  2. Tennessee1,300
  3. Wisconsin1,161
  4. Arizona1,336

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Minnesota19.9
  2. Pennsylvania20.4
  3. Michigan19.6
  4. Vermont20.7

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.