Curtis Wade Gales, O.D.
Optometrist · Colorado Springs, CO
Curtis Wade Gales, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1689633463, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 1849, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Curtis Wade Gales
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1849 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2145 Academy Cir, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
- Phone
- (719) 574-7000
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 597-1712
- Medicaid ID
- 40123227 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101019000523); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2145 Academy Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ronald Solomon, O.D.Optometrist1902865686
Verify Curtis Wade Gales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 1849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
263 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost105 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth27 claims
- Fluorometholone20 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
- Timolol Maleate18 claims
- Lumigan15 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
- Executive Park Eye Care PLLCColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Curtis Wade Gales among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Curtis Wade Gales, 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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
- Tom Clyde, OPTOMETRISTColorado Springs, CO 809091104880434
- Brant Gehler, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091558353045
- Jeffrey Gold, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091396801544
- Lawrence Hampton, OPTOMETRISTColorado Springs, CO 809091144284035
- Marta Holley, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091295791929
- Jason Jost, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091316907314
- Bradley Louis, ODColorado Springs, CO 809091356327852
- Minon Mitchell, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091295875243
Common questions
What is Curtis Wade Gales, O.D.'s NPI number?
Curtis Wade Gales, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689633463, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Curtis Wade Gales, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2145 Academy Cir, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909. Phone: (719) 574-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Curtis Wade Gales, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 1849, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Curtis Wade Gales, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Curtis Wade Gales, O.D. had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 90 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.