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Optometrists who accept Medicare in Elk River, MN
CMS lists 10 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Elk River. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 10. Offer telehealth: 1.
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 55330 (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.
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✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2024FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $369Tanya S. Erntson, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003 · Pacific University - College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $35Jared J. Fairbanks, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $15Gina A. Gill, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $413Rodney J. Hess, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · Southern College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $35Mark Korthals, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoMalePamela Marzec, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012 · Indiana University - School of OptometryFemaleLaura J. Moe
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2024 · Indiana University - School of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $69Tanya Rojas, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2025FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $45Caroline P. St. Ores, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $39
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.
Other specialists in Elk River
- Primary care doctors33
- Nurse practitioners32
- Cardiologists7
- Psychologists3
- Therapists and counselors29
- Physical therapists9
- Chiropractors21
- Gynecologists4
Other care in Elk River
Nursing homes · Dialysis centers · Home health agencies · Hospices
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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).