Active NPI 1184609646 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Nathan Buth Reader , MD

Ophthalmology • Edina, MN

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Nathan Reader, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in Edina, MN. With approximately 26 years of clinical experience since graduating from Washington University School Of Medicine in 2000, Dr. Reader delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6533 DREW AVE S.

Dr. Reader is affiliated with Ophthalmology Associates and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient complete exam of visual system, established patient outpatient office visit, imaging of optic nerve. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6533 Drew Ave S

Edina, MN 55435

Telephone 9529277138

Fax 9529244021

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Southdale Optical Co Facility NPI 1871576306

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Washington University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2000

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in Edina, MN

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

26 Yrs +6.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 19.8 Yrs

State Avg: 24.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

52 Specialists

Practicing in Edina, MN (457 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

73.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Reader (26 Years) 26 Yrs

Edina Specialty Average (19.8 Years) 19.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	563	560	$340.50	$125.32
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	478	322	$279.12	$88.75
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	138	133	$118.00	$33.69
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	133	124	$257.89	$63.31
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	131	88	$2100.00	$515.14
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	125	93	$195.07	$39.10
92134 Imaging of retina	42	37	$118.00	$38.66
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	41	41	$407.56	$148.10
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	32	$310.82	$125.24
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	24	20	$1091.83	$334.92
92081 Exam of visual field with limited testing	24	24	$105.00	$31.75
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	13	13	$1360.00	$251.06
92285 Photography of content of eyes	12	12	$102.17	$22.81

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	605	604	$324.03	$127.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	495	322	$224.30	$89.53
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	166	157	$246.08	$63.56
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	160	159	$118.00	$34.41
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	112	85	$195.43	$40.07
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	95	67	$2100.00	$532.89
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	62	62	$386.42	$151.35
92134 Imaging of retina	56	51	$118.00	$39.85
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	30	29	$860.00	$327.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$295.00	$126.60
92081 Exam of visual field with limited testing	15	15	$105.00	$32.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	628	626	$324.00	$128.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	579	347	$210.85	$90.60
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	165	163	$118.00	$35.00
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	161	154	$246.00	$63.93
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	111	85	$197.84	$42.23
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	108	73	$2100.00	$522.13
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	78	78	$386.00	$152.23
92134 Imaging of retina	51	49	$118.00	$40.21
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	28	28	$860.00	$334.77
92081 Exam of visual field with limited testing	15	15	$105.00	$32.47
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	14	14	$98.00	$28.35
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$289.67	$128.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$277.00	$111.03
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	11	11	$1193.18	$238.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	633	632	$309.50	$129.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	516	317	$194.15	$91.82
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	171	169	$118.00	$35.67
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	162	155	$246.00	$65.13
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	120	83	$2100.00	$504.95
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	113	85	$194.90	$45.06
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	63	63	$362.00	$152.09
92134 Imaging of retina	59	54	$118.00	$41.32
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	46	42	$837.39	$340.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$276.64	$130.39
92081 Exam of visual field with limited testing	21	21	$105.00	$33.25
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	19	19	$98.00	$28.49
65820 Incision to improve eye fluid flow	16	12	$2037.50	$827.46
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	16	16	$200.94	$91.93
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	13	13	$1278.85	$253.16
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$264.82	$112.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	533	532	$250.00	$128.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	411	281	$188.69	$75.43
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	144	132	$246.00	$64.97
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	142	137	$118.00	$35.99
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	94	74	$203.49	$52.49
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	85	57	$2100.00	$530.22
92134 Imaging of retina	55	46	$118.00	$40.79
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	49	49	$278.00	$153.74
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	34	27	$780.00	$329.79
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	28	27	$170.00	$90.96
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	19	18	$1473.68	$281.83
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	18	17	$98.00	$26.82
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$219.08	$109.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$210.00	$107.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	588	586	$246.05	$127.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	448	293	$169.69	$73.82
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	239	103	$1319.25	$378.60
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	148	107	$196.61	$55.59
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	139	131	$246.00	$64.75
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	137	131	$118.00	$35.11
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	96	89	$165.04	$89.23
92134 Imaging of retina	73	68	$118.00	$40.68
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	67	67	$271.69	$152.55
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	28	27	$770.75	$335.20
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	18	$108.79	$45.05
92250 Photography of the retina	19	19	$165.47	$51.06
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	13	13	$1211.54	$248.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	359	358	$223.02	$126.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	229	155	$147.00	$71.77
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	96	86	$142.00	$86.72
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	88	82	$118.00	$35.71
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	85	70	$192.74	$64.85
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	78	74	$246.00	$64.38
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	78	57	$2100.00	$589.83
92134 Imaging of retina	31	29	$118.00	$41.28
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	28	28	$231.00	$150.89
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	19	$87.00	$43.36
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	19	18	$743.00	$329.73

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	336	334	$220.17	$123.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	289	196	$144.11	$71.47
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	97	91	$116.76	$35.71
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	84	65	$193.57	$71.44
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	80	58	$2100.00	$561.82
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	74	69	$238.84	$64.59
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	34	34	$227.32	$148.89
92134 Imaging of retina	31	25	$116.71	$40.05
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	22	20	$140.45	$85.15
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	16	15	$707.00	$320.96

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-04-22

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License MN 46489

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

732656400 (MN)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Ophthalmology Associates

6533 Drew Ave S, Edina, MN 554352103

Phone: 9529277138

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active October 24, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 24, 2011

Registered at 6533 DREW AVE S, EDINA, MN 55435 (Tel: 9529277138)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 24, 2011

Registered at 6533 DREW AVE S, EDINA, MN 55435 (Tel: 9529277138)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 24, 2011

Recorded as NATHAN READER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 24, 2011

Ophthalmology (License #46489 in MN)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration December 07, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1184609646

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: December 07, 2005

Last Update: April 22, 2021

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

6533 Drew Ave S

Edina, MN 55435

Phone: 9529277138

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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