Michael J. Fuchs
Optometrists (Optometrist)
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St. Louis County includes primary care (17% of residents) and dental (35% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Pacific University - College of Optometry (1992)
- Years since graduation
- 34
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 200
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1992Medical school: Pacific University - College of Optometry
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Optometrist primary
MN license 2471
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN
- Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN
- Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN
Medical groups
- The Duluth Clinic LTD (1,144 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 200
- Services billed
- 432
- Patients’ average age
- 69
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 79 | 58 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 79 | 50 |
| Established patient complete exam of visual system | 38 | 37 |
| Imaging of retina | 26 | 22 |
| Exam of visual field with extended testing | 24 | 22 |
| Imaging of optic nerve | 19 | 19 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 13 | 13 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 169 |
| Xiidra (lifitegrast) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 59 |
| Restasis (cyclosporine) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 58 |
| Timolol Maleate Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 42 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 34 |
| Cyclosporine Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 34 |
| Cromolyn Sodium | 34 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol (dorzolamide hcl/timolol maleat) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 25 |
| Erythromycin (erythromycin base) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 23 |
| Travoprost Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 21 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.