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Optometrists who accept Medicare in Wayzata, MN
CMS lists 9 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Wayzata. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 9. 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 55391 (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.
Emily L. Ellingson, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 83.8/100Graduated 2018 · State University of New York - State College OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $184Christopher B. Kruthoff, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 83.8/100Graduated 2015 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,000James S. Anderson, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1976 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $34Jerome T. Blaschke, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1982 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $214Kara Dehn
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleBrett M. Hollenbach, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018 · New England College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $222Mark A. Kidman, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · University of Houston - College of OptometryMaleLeah M. Ruhland, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $192Victoria L. Whitman, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $236
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 Wayzata
- Primary care doctors19
- Nurse practitioners10
- Cardiologists11
- Dermatologists11
- Ophthalmologists4
- Podiatrists6
- Therapists and counselors14
- Audiologists3
- Chiropractors12
Other care in Wayzata
Nearby cities
- Plymouth19
- Minnetonka12
- Maple Grove33
- Chanhassen15
- Saint Louis Park34
- Golden Valley6
- Crystal4
- Eden Prairie11
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).