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Compare the published Medicare service mix of Michael Scott Ellender, O.D. with clinicians in the same registry specialty: Optometrist.

RAPID CITY, SD · Exact areaEdit location

2024 published service data · 28 eligible profiles compared. Similarity describes billing patterns, not quality, outcomes, or suitability for your care.

Dwayne Robert Ice, O.D.

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
  • Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213)
100%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Elizabeth Ann Ellender, O.D.

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
  • Photography of the retina (92250)
91%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Gaylene R. Kudrna, OD

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
  • Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213)
80%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Patrick Britton, O.D

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
  • Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213)
80%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Jared Carl Pearson, O.D.

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
  • Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213)
79%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Steven Schaefer, OD

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
  • Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213)
79%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Sarah Houdek, OD

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
  • Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213)
78%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Paula Sorensen, O.D.

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
  • Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213)
74%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Cole Bruscher, OD

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
2 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
73%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Megan Renee Rotella, O.D.

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
2 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
73%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Joseph R Hartford

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
  • New patient complete exam of visual system (92004)
  • Photography of the retina (92250)
70%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Pauline Susan Weichler, OD

Optometrist · Rapid City, SD

Shared published services
1 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Established patient complete exam of visual system (92014)
69%Service-mix similarityView profile →
How this comparison works

We use the same calendar year of CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners data for both providers. Published non-drug service counts are combined by HCPCS code across places of service. We apply log(1 + count), normalize the vectors, and compare them using cosine similarity.

Candidates share the reference provider’s current NPPES primary taxonomy and match the location you enter. We examine up to 500 candidates in NPI order, then show up to 12 with the highest positive similarity within that set. The score is not a percentile, medical recommendation, or prediction. Suppressed services are not estimated. Medicare fee-for-service data does not describe a provider’s entire practice.

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service : 2024-12-01 · Published May 21, 2026.