Chet Wayne Ritter, OD
Optometrist · Denver, CO
Chet Wayne Ritter, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1386121432, issued on Jul 22, 2018. Check the license (Colorado OPT.0003424, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chet Wayne Ritter
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT.0003424 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2045 N Franklin St, Denver, CO 80205
- Phone
- (303) 338-4545
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200325001174); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chet Wayne Ritter 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.0003424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost22 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Clear Vision Associates PCDenver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chet Wayne Ritter among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Chet Wayne Ritter, 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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alicia Adams, O.D.Denver, CO 802051790072643
- Tu Cao, ODDenver, CO 802051053153718
- Regina Chonka, ODDenver, CO 802051659734242
- Eugene DodgeDenver, CO 802051861536641
- Stacey Gregory, ODDenver, CO 802051699750927
- Danelle Habhab, ODDenver, CO 802051538232392
- Margaret HughesDenver, CO 802051134346547
- Courtney Middleton, ODDenver, CO 802051366011280
Common questions
What is Chet Wayne Ritter, OD's NPI number?
Chet Wayne Ritter, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386121432, issued on Jul 22, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chet Wayne Ritter, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2045 N Franklin St, Denver, CO, 80205. Phone: (303) 338-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chet Wayne Ritter, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT.0003424, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chet Wayne Ritter, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chet Wayne Ritter, OD had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.