Cataract surgery clinicians in Minnesota
CMS lists 262 clinicians with a primary specialty of Ophthalmology who have billed Medicare for at least one cataract surgery and practice in Minnesota, across 75 cities (details below).
Cities
# of clinicians performing cataract surgery
- Albert Lea 9
- Alexandria 4
- Annandale 4
- Apple Valley 1
- Arden Hills 1
- Austin 3
- Bemidji 4
- Blaine 1
- Bloomington 30
- Brainerd 1
- Brooklyn Park 1
- Buffalo 2
- Burnsville 1
- Chanhassen 4
- Chaska 2
- Coon Rapids 5
- Crookston 1
- Crosby 3
- Dawson 1
- Detroit Lakes 2
- Duluth 8
- Eagan 6
- Edina 21
- Faribault 3
- Fergus Falls 1
- Fosston 1
- Fridley 2
- Glenwood 1
- Golden Valley 14
- Grand Rapids 2
- Hermantown 4
- Hibbing 1
- Hutchinson 3
- International Falls 2
- Lake City 1
- Lindstrom 2
- Mankato 6
- Maple Grove 8
- Maplewood 10
- Marshall 2
- Minneapolis 43
- Minnetonka 1
- Monticello 2
- New Ulm 1
- Oak Park Heights 2
- Ortonville 3
- Owatonna 3
- Park Rapids 1
- Perham 1
- Pipestone 1
- Plymouth 4
- Red Wing 5
- Robbinsdale 1
- Rochester 43
- Roseau 1
- Saint Anthony 1
- Saint Cloud 4
- Saint Louis Park 8
- Saint Paul 19
- Saint Peter 1
- Sartell 4
- Sauk Rapids 2
- Shakopee 2
- Stillwater 8
- Thief River Falls 3
- Virginia 3
- Wabasha 1
- Wadena 2
- Wayzata 1
- Willmar 1
- Windom 1
- Winona 4
- Woodbury 16
- Worthington 1
- Wyoming 2
A clinician who practices in more than one city is counted in each city.
Understanding CMS Data
CMS's "Cataract surgery" category combines specific billing codes for cataract surgery to calculate the number of times each clinician billed Medicare for a "Cataract surgery." These include lens replacement surgery and YAG laser capsulotomy, a laser treatment that can follow cataract surgery. CMS reports only procedures that clinicians billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Therefore, CMS's procedure volume data does not include procedures that clinicians may have performed on patients who have other health care coverage (e.g., commercial insurance, self-pay, or the VA). Billing variation and coding errors can also affect CMS's data. Therefore, the number of procedures that CMS reports for a clinician may be higher or lower than the actual number of cataract surgeries a clinician performed during the reporting period. Lastly, only clinicians with a primary specialty of Ophthalmology (as reported to Medicare) are presented.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (August 18, 2026 release).