Brian D. Baxter, O.D.
Optometrist · Durango, CO
Brian D. Baxter, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1831126697, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Colorado OPT.0004060, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian D. Baxter
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OPT.0004060 CO
R151TA719 AL
OPT-2024-0014 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1266 Escalante Dr Ste 301, Durango, CO 81303
- Phone
- (970) 828-2200
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2025
- Fax
- (970) 828-2201
- Medicaid IDs
- 051557540 AL
1831126697 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241218003615); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1266 Escalante Dr Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Moss Fenberg, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1396852943
- Grant GebhardOphthalmology Physician1164817821
- Sara Haug, MD, PHDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1871820837
Verify Brian D. Baxter 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.0004060Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
764 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost136 claims
- Timolol Maleate67 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth65 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol64 claims
- Lumigan60 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate42 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $380.47
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Southwest Eye Consultants PLLCDurango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian D. Baxter among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Brian D. Baxter, 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
- Graduated2000 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
19 optometrist records list a practice address in Durango
They are 19 of the 1,407 NPPES records with a practice address in Durango, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Durango → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin Armstrong, ODDurango, CO 813031487497608
- Robin Jackman, O.D.Durango, CO 813031609935139
- Joanne Lew-Goltz, ODDurango, CO 813031447224969
- Mark Rahner, O.D.Durango, CO 813031467511998
- Susannah Standal, O.D.Durango, CO 813031588723019
- Gretchen Arneson, ODDurango, CO 813011942722962
- Randy Ash, O.D.Durango, CO 813011669533238
- Kiley Berry, ODDurango, CO 813011669638011
Common questions
What is Brian D. Baxter, O.D.'s NPI number?
Brian D. Baxter, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831126697, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian D. Baxter, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1266 Escalante Dr Ste 301, Durango, CO, 81303. Phone: (970) 828-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian D. Baxter, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT.0004060, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian D. Baxter, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian D. Baxter, O.D. had 764 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian D. Baxter, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.