Mark A. Kapphahn, OD
Optometrists (Optometrist)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Pacific University - College of Optometry (2002)
- Years since graduation
- 24
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 254
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
- 2002Medical 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 2866
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Group Health Inc (1,638 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
- 254
- Services billed
- 342
- Patients’ average age
- 70
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient complete exam of visual system | 188 | 188 |
| New patient complete exam of visual system | 41 | 41 |
| Exam of visual field with extended testing | 33 | 31 |
| Imaging of optic nerve | 19 | 17 |
| Imaging of retina | 18 | 18 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 15 | 14 |
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 Saint PAul, MN | 124 |
| Lumigan (bimatoprost) Other prescribers in Saint PAul, MN | 17 |
| Fluorometholone Other prescribers in Saint PAul, MN | 16 |
| Travoprost Other prescribers in Saint PAul, MN | 16 |
| Erythromycin (erythromycin base) Other prescribers in Saint PAul, MN | 14 |
| Azelastine Hcl Other prescribers in Saint PAul, MN | 13 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.