Type 1 · Individual ✓ Active NPI ✓ Valid NPI checksum Sole proprietor

Dr. Ernest Thomas Williams Jr., O.D.

Optometrist in Hibbing, MN · enumerated 2005.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1255331427

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Ernest Thomas Williams Jr.

Credential O.D.

Sex Male

Practice address Hibbing, MN, 55746

Phone (218) 262-5686

Fax (218) 263-6938

Enumeration date Jul 28, 2005

Last updated in NPPES Apr 2, 2013

Street address withheld: NPPES sole-proprietor addresses can be home addresses. See our data policy.

Taxonomy & licenses

152W00000X Optometrist Eye and Vision Services Providers · License 1568 (MN) Primary

OD · Doctor of Optometry: A licensed optometrist providing primary vision care, eye exams, and corrective lenses. About the OD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
2111187	Other	MN	MEDICA EYEGLASSES
4C990WI	Other	MN	BC/BS EYEGLASS & CL
61443WI	Other	MN	BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD
914323800	Medicaid	MN	-
170174	Other	MN	UCARE
2200989	Other	MN	MEDICA
N005453	Other	MN	CHAMPUS
01009882	Other	MN	PREFERRED ONE
0313870001	Other	MN	D MERC
111185	Other	MN	UCARE EYEGLASSES

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2013-04-02.