Christine M. Best, OD
Optometrist · Thornton, CO
Christine M. Best, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Thornton, Colorado, and NPI 1396862470, issued on Mar 23, 2007. Check the license (Colorado OPT-1895, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine M. Best
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT-1895 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2750 E 136TH Ave Ste 201, Thornton, CO 80241
- Phone
- (303) 254-4888
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 254-4777
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050211000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2750 E 136TH Ave Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brooke Holmes, ODOptometrist1568393262
Verify Christine M. Best 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-1895Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
83 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost20 claims
- Xiidra17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $305.21
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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
- One Hour Optical Medical Services, PCDenver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
28 optometrist records list a practice address in Thornton
They are 28 of the 2,234 NPPES records with a practice address in Thornton, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
All 28 in Thornton → All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Thornton →
Other optometrist records in Colorado
- Kaleb Abbott, ODAurora, CO1396230421
- Amy Abel, O.D.Fort Collins, CO1295724516
- Gregory Abel, O.D.Ft Collins, CO1720077043
- Brian Abert, O.D.Arvada, CO1134383094
- Ritu Abraham, ODAurora, CO1316695489
- Andrew Achziger, O.D.Greeley, CO1487603049
- Alicia Adams, O.D.Denver, CO1790072643
- Heather Adams, ODFrisco, CO1194618934
- Heather Adler, O.D.Northglenn, CO1518266188
- Brianna Aheimer, ODDenver, CO1811874597
Common questions
What is Christine M. Best, OD's NPI number?
Christine M. Best, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396862470, issued on Mar 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine M. Best, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2750 E 136TH Ave Ste 201, Thornton, CO, 80241. Phone: (303) 254-4888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine M. Best, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT-1895, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine M. Best, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine M. Best, OD had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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.