Blake Bender, OD
Optometrist · Colorado Springs, CO
Blake Bender, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1659063642, issued on May 25, 2023. Check the license (Colorado OPT.0003920, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blake Bender
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT.0003920 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2857 E Fountain Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80910
- Phone
- (719) 329-1221
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2023
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250929003495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2857 E Fountain Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Blake Bender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT.0003920Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Colorado PCColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blake Bender among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Blake Bender, OD is one of 1,273 optometrist records with a practice address in Colorado. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Colorado
There are 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Colorado Springs → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laurie Thompson, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809101679925804
- Nate Aigner, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091831572965
- Matthew Kaminsky, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091851709091
- Jessica Lewis, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091275908485
- Ashley Lockman, ODColorado Springs, CO 809091801458336
- Cynthia Martin, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809111649439241
- Jordan Mayhew, ODColorado Springs, CO 809091245723162
- Ronald McElvain, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091235328311
Common questions
What is Blake Bender, OD's NPI number?
Blake Bender, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659063642, issued on May 25, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blake Bender, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2857 E Fountain Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80910. Phone: (719) 329-1221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blake Bender, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT.0003920, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.