Christina Dessie Athens, OD
Optometrist · Parker, CO
Christina Dessie Athens, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Parker, Colorado, and NPI 1215674494, issued on May 18, 2022. Check the license (Colorado OPT.0003793, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christina Dessie Athens
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT.0003793 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11960 Lioness Way Ste 190, Parker, CO 80134
- Phone
- (303) 794-1111
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230809001299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11960 Lioness Way Ste 190
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Verify Christina Dessie Athens 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.0003793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
444 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost187 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate66 claims
- Timolol Maleate32 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol26 claims
- Fluorometholone21 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl19 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
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group PCLone Tree, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christina Dessie Athens among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Christina Dessie Athens, 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 2022, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
21 optometrist records list a practice address in Parker
They are 21 of the 1,871 NPPES records with a practice address in Parker, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Barber, O.D.Parker, CO 801341841318839
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- Benjamin Dixon, O.D.Parker, CO 801341275812117
- Kalynn Good, ODParker, CO 801341558714196
- Thomas Hankenson, O.D.Parker, CO 801341790775492
- Steven Kleen, O.D.Parker, CO 801341376924779
- Thomas Lesjak, O.D.Parker, CO 801341578690855
Common questions
What is Christina Dessie Athens, OD's NPI number?
Christina Dessie Athens, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215674494, issued on May 18, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christina Dessie Athens, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11960 Lioness Way Ste 190, Parker, CO, 80134. Phone: (303) 794-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christina Dessie Athens, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT.0003793, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christina Dessie Athens, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christina Dessie Athens, OD had 444 Medicare Part D claims for 167 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.