Christopher A. Pena, O.D.
Optometrist · Lakewood, CO
Christopher A. Pena, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1518215029, issued on Aug 15, 2012. Check the license (Colorado OPT.0003255, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher A. Pena
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OPT.0003255 CO
2677 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6695 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214
- Phone
- (720) 279-2266
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 957-9787
- Medicaid ID
- 29168511 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201029001602); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher A. Pena 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.0003255Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost20 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: $447.88
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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 2 group practices
- Acuity Vision Center LLCOlathe, KS
- Paige Hedgpath OdpcRaytown, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher A. Pena among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Christopher A. Pena, 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 2012, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
65 optometrist records list a practice address in Lakewood
They are 65 of the 4,944 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jill Bert, O.D.Edgewater, CO 802141700166121
- Amanda Dailey, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802141215285978
- Caroline Kucha, ODEdgewater, CO 802141568031847
- Ann Lippa, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802141760476634
- Colin Robison, ODLakewood, CO 802141376683037
- Emily Smith, OD, MSEdgewater, CO 802141457973984
- Nicole Wellensiek, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802141912109331
- Rebekah Bretz, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802151801109103
Common questions
What is Christopher A. Pena, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher A. Pena, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518215029, issued on Aug 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher A. Pena, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6695 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO, 80214. Phone: (720) 279-2266. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher A. Pena, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT.0003255, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher A. Pena, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher A. Pena, O.D. had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.