Brian Bucca, OD
Optometrist · Aurora, CO
Brian Bucca, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1770573099, issued on Oct 27, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 2257, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Bucca
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2257 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 42752779 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070816000311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Bucca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 2257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $300.00
1 payment: compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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
- University Physicians IncorporatedColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Bucca among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Brian Bucca, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 Aurora → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kaleb Abbott, ODAurora, CO 800451396230421
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- Calvin Graef, O.D.Aurora, CO 800451962649954
- Julia Kimball, ODAurora, CO 800451053328864
- Cecelia Koetting, O.D.Aurora, CO 800451174864318
- Marcie Munishor, ODAurora, CO 800451639120363
- Cade Oost, ODAurora, CO 800451770260200
- Delaram Shirazian, O.D.Aurora, CO 800451841642683
Common questions
What is Brian Bucca, OD's NPI number?
Brian Bucca, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770573099, issued on Oct 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Bucca, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Bucca, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 2257, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Bucca, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Bucca, OD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Bucca, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.