Dr. Mitchell V. Brinks , MD
Ophthalmology • Ellensburg, WA
109 N Pine St
Ellensburg, WA 989263330
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on October 27, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 627 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92014 — Established patient complete exam of visual system: 135 service units.
- 92133 — Imaging of optic nerve: 104 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 91 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 167 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Latanoprost — 72 prescription fills, including refills.
- Erythromycin (Erythromycin Base) — 31 prescription fills, including refills.
- Timolol Maleate — 26 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Washington (2024, 317 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,884. Middle half: 785 to 3,622.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 424 in 2020 to 627 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
109 N Pine St
Ellensburg, WA 989263330
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Gold Beach, OR. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: University Professional Services. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine
1992
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
279 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $33,419 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $22,853 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
226 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$10,740 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $2,250.00 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
34 years (graduated 1992)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1992 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Brinks has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Brinks as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Ellensburg and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Washington (2024, 317 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,884. Middle half: 785 to 3,622.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ellensburg have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Washington (2024, 317 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $234,874. Middle half: $90,157 to $464,023.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ellensburg have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Washington (2024, 317 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $166,859. Middle half: $66,024 to $347,874.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ellensburg have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Washington (2024, 352 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 714. Middle half: 258 to 1,541.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ellensburg have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Washington (2024, 352 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $39,035. Middle half: $8,499 to $142,536.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ellensburg have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
3 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Ellensburg, WA (523 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 48% from 424 in 2020 to 627 in 2024.
- 2020: 424
- 2021: 613
- 2022: 383
- 2023: 517
- 2024: 627
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 12% from $29,960 in 2020 to $33,419 in 2024.
- 2020: $29,960
- 2021: $43,566
- 2022: $20,569
- 2023: $28,963
- 2024: $33,419
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $21,892 in 2020 and $22,853 in 2024.
- 2020: $21,892
- 2021: $30,475
- 2022: $13,579
- 2023: $20,207
- 2024: $22,853
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 111% from 79 in 2020 to 167 in 2024.
- 2020: 79
- 2021: 237
- 2022: 83
- 2023: 97
- 2024: 167
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 145% from 92 in 2020 to 226 in 2024.
- 2020: 92
- 2021: 332
- 2022: 119
- 2023: 144
- 2024: 226
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 477% from $1,862 in 2020 to $10,740 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,862
- 2021: $17,715
- 2022: $13,332
- 2023: $1,685
- 2024: $10,740
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $24.15 in 2022 to $2,250.00 in 2025.
- 2022: $24.15
- 2024: $7,449.08
- 2025: $2,250.00
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $2,250.00.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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TECNIS IOL | General | $2,250.00 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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135 | 124 | $78.63 | $77.85 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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104 | 97 | $59.42 | $22.22 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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91 | 84 | $202.08 | $67.61 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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74 | 70 | $69.81 | $25.80 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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62 | 56 | $47.00 | $17.13 |
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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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59 | 56 | $75.73 | $27.55 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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34 | 34 | $406.88 | $136.86 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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29 | 28 | $304.07 | $100.62 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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21 | 20 | $109.38 | $36.41 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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18 | 18 | $253.17 | $84.10 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 72 | 2,432 | $747.84 | 20 |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 31 | 480 | $289.85 | 16 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 26 | 1,719 | $158.71 | 12 |
| Restasis | Cyclosporine | 13 | 390 | $7,428.41 | — |
| Travoprost | Travoprost | 13 | 361 | $1,154.97 | — |
| Fluorometholone | Fluorometholone | 12 | 389 | $960.49 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-05-09NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20080319000325
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0143240978
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Professional Services
2055 Exchange St, Astoria, OR 971033419
Phone: 5033383803
Secondary Practice Locations
94220 4th St
Gold Beach, OR 974447772
Phone: 5412473000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: HI MD10934)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 109 N PINE ST, ELLENSBURG, WA 989263330 (Tel: 5099623937)
Registered at 77 WEDGEWOOD DR, EUGENE, OR 974041786
Recorded as MITCHELL BRINKS, MD
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: WA WA0004791)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Ellensburg
Healthcare providers in EllensburgMailing Address
77 Wedgewood Dr
Eugene, OR 974041786