Home › Doctors › North Dakota › Bismarck › Optometrists
Optometrists who accept Medicare in Bismarck, ND
CMS lists 34 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Bismarck. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 33. 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 58504 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $127, of which you pay about $32; a follow-up visit $69, 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.
Is this your organization or practice? Feature it at the top of this page — $49 for 30 days →
Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Thomas S. Hansted, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82.5/100Graduated 1996 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $89Paul A. Balliet, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82/100Graduated 1986 · Southern California College of OptometryMaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,676Taylor R. Erhardt, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82/100Graduated 2020FemaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $18Kyle M. Otteson, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82/100Graduated 2013 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoMaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $66Michael R. Ranum, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82/100Graduated 2005 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $22Cynthia J. Roles, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82/100Graduated 2006FemaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $62Thomas J. Samson, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82/100Graduated 1988 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $46Wesley Schwartz, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82/100Graduated 2014 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $148Mitchell Weigel, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82/100Graduated 2010 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $65Brian C. Beattie, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1980 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $122Shanon G. Bencker, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996 · Pacific University - College of OptometryFemaleJosh Borstad, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleTyler C. Clairmont, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $42James B. Connelly, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleThomas L. Deis, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $48Nichol K. Dillavou, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $101Jason D. Erhardt, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · Southern College of OptometryMaleOther offices in Bismarck: 2Adam C. Fortney, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2026 · Pennsylvania College of OptometryMaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Carissa Guler, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · Ferris State College - College of OptometryFemaleMichael J. Hammerschmidt, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1981 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoMaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $39Morgan Hansted, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2025FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $49Krista R. Heil, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004 · Pacific University - College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $140Leslie R. Hellebush, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · Pacific University - College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $37Michael G. Houle, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $36Jessica Keller, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · Pacific University - College of OptometryFemaleShari L. Kensok, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · Ferris State College - College of OptometryFemaleWendy Lawson Kopp, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001 · Pacific University - College of OptometryFemaleDanelle F. Moch, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004 · Pacific University - College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $215Marty J. Mrachek, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleJoel Neumiller, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleOther offices in Bismarck: 1Kellen E. Pathroff, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · Southern College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $159Taya M. Patzman, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002 · Pacific University - College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $140Timothy L. Tello, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $110Steven J. Towle, OD
May accept assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82.5/100Graduated 1991 · Pacific University - College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $46
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 Bismarck
- Primary care doctors102
- Nurse practitioners227
- Cardiologists22
- Dermatologists12
- Orthopedic surgeons17
- Neurologists19
- Gastroenterologists18
- Ophthalmologists8
- Podiatrists5
- Urologists15
- Pulmonologists9
- Nephrologists12
- Endocrinologists3
- Rheumatologists4
- ENT doctors6
- Oncologists9
- Psychiatrists28
- Psychologists22
- Therapists and counselors100
- Physical therapists91
- Occupational therapists19
- Speech therapists9
- Audiologists9
- Chiropractors71
- Gynecologists25
- General surgeons15
- Physiatrists4
- Dietitians7
- Neurosurgeons9
- Infectious disease doctors6
Other care in Bismarck
Hospitals · Nursing homes · Dialysis centers · Home health agencies · Hospices
Nearby cities
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).