NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in North Dakota

236 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in North Dakota, 30 per 100,000 residents, the 1st highest rate of 51. Fargo and Bismarck have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Dakota license search. Page 2 of 5.

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).

Fargo has the most, 59

  1. Fargo59
  2. Bismarck42
  3. Grand Forks23
  4. Minot22
  5. Dickinson12

Optometrist records in North Dakota

  1. Krystal Eckstein, O.D.Fargo, ND 581031669885422
  2. Richard Eklof, ODLangdon, ND 582491306822861
  3. Mark Emmerich, ODDickinson, ND 586011902864390
  4. Carey Enderle, ODDevils Lake, ND 583011275726887
  5. James Engstrom, O.D.Fargo, ND 581021407967623
  6. Kristin Engstrom, O.D.Fargo, ND 581031154427565
  7. Jason Erhardt, O.D.Bismarck, ND 585041093088122
  8. Taylor Erhardt, O.D.Bismarck, ND 585031831713957
  9. Arthur Erickson, O.D.Minot, ND 587011710948872
  10. Michele Erickson, O.D.Fargo, ND 581031427174267
  11. Mitchell Fearing, ODWilliston, ND 588011447347547
  12. Brooke Fenstad, O.D.Fargo, ND 581031699833301
  13. Audrey Fields Grube, O.D.Mandan, ND 585541669512471
  14. Amy Fleck, ODBismarck, ND 585031598712515
  15. Adam Fortney, ODBismarck, ND 585041922959816
  16. Douglas Frohlich, O.D.Jamestown, ND 584011013008655
  17. Kent Fronk, O.D.Jamestown, ND 584011306937941
  18. George Gero, ODBismarck, ND 585031255388294
  19. Jared Gervais, O.D.Fargo, ND 581031578872651
  20. Kimberly Gilbertson, ODFargo, ND 581031306863261
  21. Carissa Guler, O.D.Fargo, ND 581031386028777
  22. Tesha Gustafson, O.D.Kenmare, ND 587461467807230
  23. Jaime Haaland, O.D.Minot, ND 587011275513152
  24. Lyle Hall, ODGrand Forks, ND 582011790858306
  25. Michael Hammerschmidt, O.D.Bismarck, ND 585031245248418
  26. John Hanstad, ODDickinson, ND 586011407340136
  27. Morgan Hansted, ODBismarck, ND 585011992687669
  28. Thomas Hansted, O.D.Bismarck, ND 585011134117401
  29. Amy Haugeberg, O.D.Dickinson, ND 586011801326673
  30. Krista Heil, O.D.Bismarck, ND 585031215991799
  31. Emily Heinrich, ODFargo, ND 581031982591079
  32. Mark Helgeson, ODPark River, ND 582701932160132
  33. Leslie Hellebush, ODBismarck, ND 585031619317724
  34. Anna Helmers, ODMandan, ND 585541821658758
  35. James Helmers, ODMandan, ND 585541407954613
  36. John Helmers, ODMandan, ND 585541740388941
  37. Kathy Hendrickson, ODCarrington, ND 584211770558249
  38. Jed Hillmer, O.D.Fargo, ND 581021174622245
  39. Candace Hoff, ODDickinson, ND 586011518121615
  40. Megan Horter, ODFargo, ND 581021992331359
  41. Michael Houle, ODBismarck, ND 585011669530259
  42. Megan Hueske, ODRichardton, ND 586521750764973
  43. Lynn Huffman, O.D.Beulah, ND 585231326591439
  44. Jordan JangulaJamestown, ND 584011679858724
  45. Priya JanjrukiaGrand Forks, ND 582011982489100
  46. James Jeske, O.D.New Town, ND 587631497856504
  47. Melissa Johnsen, ODGrand Forks, ND 582011992890586
  48. Darin Johnson, O.D.Minot, ND 587011710090485
  49. Kaylin Johnston, ODDevils Lake, ND 583011720632094
  50. Avery Jones, ODGrand Forks, ND 582011770661183

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

North Dakota ranks 1 of 51 per resident

  1. North Dakota30
  2. Alaska27
  3. South Dakota27
  4. 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.

80.1% 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. North Dakota80.1%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in North Dakota, measured

  • In a Medicare file189 of 236 · 80.1% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file172 · 72.9% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more156 · 66.1% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2007 · the 172 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

236 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Dakota: 30 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Fargo has 59 of them (25%).

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. Montana245
  2. South Dakota245
  3. Rhode Island267
  4. West Virginia271

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Alaska27.0
  2. Wyoming25.2
  3. Hawaii24.6
  4. Kansas24.3

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.