Blake G. Simmons, O.D.
Optometrist · Colorado Springs, CO
Blake G. Simmons, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1003909482, issued on Sep 30, 2006. Check the license (Colorado OPT-2588, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blake G. Simmons
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OPT-2588 CO
1756 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 E Fontanero St Ste 201, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- Phone
- (719) 559-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 623-6088
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070828000989); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 320 E Fontanero St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gregory Fliney, MDOphthalmology Physician1659876696
Verify Blake G. Simmons 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-2588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
683 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost96 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate48 claims
- Xdemvy45 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate44 claims
- Timolol Maleate39 claims
- Fluorometholone36 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $395.18
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Simmons Eye AssociatesColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blake G. Simmons among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Blake G. Simmons, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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
- Ryan Anderson, ODColorado Springs, CO 809071639927130
- Todd Hebert, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071295885366
- Jennifer Henry, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071154761153
- Dana Hill, ODColorado Springs, CO 809071780160325
- Felicia Popowski, O. D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071043219132
- Leroy Popowski, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071881673978
- Gheena SanthaColorado Springs, CO 809071588595268
- Katherine Barton, ODColorado Springs, CO 809061588225130
Common questions
What is Blake G. Simmons, O.D.'s NPI number?
Blake G. Simmons, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003909482, issued on Sep 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blake G. Simmons, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E Fontanero St Ste 201, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 559-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blake G. Simmons, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT-2588, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Blake G. Simmons, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Blake G. Simmons, O.D. had 683 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Blake G. Simmons, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.