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Optometrists who accept Medicare in Blaine, MN
CMS lists 19 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Blaine. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 19. Offer telehealth: 0.
Original Medicare doesn't cover routine eye exams for glasses or contact lenses; it covers eye care for medical conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic eye disease.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 55449 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $128, of which you pay about $32; a follow-up visit $70, of which you pay about $17 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Todd C. Kavanagh, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.3/100Graduated 2002 · Southern College of OptometryMaleDavid M. Sawyer, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.3/100Graduated 1983 · Southern California College of OptometryMaleKarina M. Bement, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.1/100Graduated 2023FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $33Nicole M. Bergman, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.1/100Graduated 2022 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $587Cristelle E. Boots, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.1/100Graduated 2019 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $38Benjamin J. Fogal, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.1/100Graduated 2005 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $77Sonja E. Iverson-Hill, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.1/100Graduated 2013 · Ferris State College - College of OptometryFemaleCharles J. Kopp, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.1/100Graduated 2014 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $128Ashley A. Berens, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $265Rodney A. Binfet, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $192Breann M. Forliti, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008 · Southern California College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $174Brian D. Grudem, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1979 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $309Randy M. Kelly, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $105Chad M. Krietlow, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $110Landon M. Kudrna, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $262Brad E. Schwantke, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $313Megan M. Sis, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012 · Pacific University - College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $92Rosamond H. Tedesco, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007 · University of California - School of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $174Emmalee A. Toldo, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018 · Pacific University - College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $171
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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- Primary care doctors31
- Nurse practitioners36
- Cardiologists11
- Dermatologists4
- Orthopedic surgeons21
- Neurologists6
- Ophthalmologists3
- Podiatrists3
- ENT doctors3
- Therapists and counselors25
- Physical therapists32
- Occupational therapists10
- Chiropractors17
- Gynecologists5
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).