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Alyson L. Blakstad, OD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease), General Surgery, Optometry (Primary Eye Care) and Surgery

10709 Wayzata Boulevard Suite 200
Minnetonka, MN 55305

1-800-393-8639

Alyson L. Blakstad, OD is an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease), general surgery, optometry (primary eye care) and surgery. Alyson L. Blakstad, OD is affiliated with Minnesota Eye Consultants.

Office Locations

10709 Wayzata Boulevard Suite 200
Minnetonka, MN 55305

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	178
eye procedures	181

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
eye procedures	176

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	119

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	35
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD in 2013

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2014 were eye procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	149
eye procedures	200
lab tests	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	131

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	36
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD in 2014

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	225
eye procedures	124

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD in 2015

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	207
eye procedures	178

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	34
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD in 2016

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239
eye procedures	155

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	39
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD in 2017

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	271
eye procedures	156

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	39
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD in 2018

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	16
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2019 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	551
eye procedures	402
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	444
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	69
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD in 2019

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2020 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	462
eye procedures	340
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	63
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD in 2020

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	14
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2021 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	474
eye procedures	381
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	60
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD in 2021

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	14
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	374
eye procedures	379

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	57
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD in 2022

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated as an optometrist in Minnetonka, MN were eye procedures, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	297
eye procedures	242
lab tests	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD.

**Gender**
Female	188
Male	100

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	236
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	39
75 to 84	100
Less than 65	13
65 to 74	125

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Alyson L. Blakstad, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

She has a state license in Minnesota.

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Alyson L. Blakstad, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Minnesota Eye Consultants

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Alyson L. Blakstad, OD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HealthPartners, Medical Assistance – Other states, please contact our Business Office, Self Pay, AARP, United Healthcare, Great West Health Cigna, Medicare, Medicade, Humana, Cigna, Work Comp, Tricare, Champva, Coventry Health Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield, ANTHEM Blue Cross, CarePlus Health Plans, Select Care, Coresource, Kaiser Permanente, Accepting most major insurances, ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS, INC, Commercial Travelers Mutual Insurance, AETNA ALLINA HEALTH, VA, Primewest, Allegiance, Metlife, Managed Health Services, Medical Assistance – Minnesota, Accident INsurance, ALLIANZ, Medica, America;s PPO, Work AIG, Preferred One, South Country Health, Ucare, Mayo Medical Plan and Health E Exchange.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Alyson L. Blakstad, OD accepts the following insurance providers:

HealthPartners

Medical Assistance – Other states, please contact our Business Office

Self Pay

AARP

United Healthcare

Great West Health Cigna

Medicare

Medicade

Humana

Cigna

Work Comp

Tricare

Champva

Coventry Health Care

Blue Cross Blue Shield

ANTHEM Blue Cross

CarePlus Health Plans

Select Care

Coresource

Kaiser Permanente

Accepting most major insurances

ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS, INC

Commercial Travelers Mutual Insurance

AETNA ALLINA HEALTH

Primewest

Allegiance

Metlife

Managed Health Services

Medical Assistance – Minnesota

Accident INsurance

ALLIANZ

Medica

America;s PPO

Work AIG

Preferred One

South Country Health

Ucare

Mayo Medical Plan

Health E Exchange

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Alyson L. Blakstad, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$172 RESTASIS $79	COMBIGAN $50	$43
Sight Sciences, Inc.	$149 TEARCARE(TM) (2.2) SYSTEM KIT $149
Shire North American Group Inc	$105 XIIDRA $105
Synergeyes, Inc.	$84 Duette Contact Lenses $84
Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.	$55 TYRVAYA $55
Other	$181 Travatan Z $30	Biofinity Contact Lens $28	XIIDRA $22	Avenova $17	Clariti Contact Lens $16	Other $68

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$672
Education	$75

Biography

Dr. Alyson Blakstad specializes in general surgery, ophthalmology (eye disease), and optometry (primary eye care) and practices in Minnetonka, MN. Dr. Blakstad is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Trustmark, AARP, and Anthem. Yext reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in Minnetonka, MN.