George Walter Hertneky, O.D.
Optometrist · Brush, CO
George Walter Hertneky, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Brush, Colorado, and NPI 1053301861, issued on Oct 24, 2005. Check the license (Colorado OPT1893, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Walter Hertneky
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT1893 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 212 Cameron St, Brush, CO 80723
- Phone
- (970) 842-5166
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 842-5167
- Medicaid ID
- 8018939 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050928000979); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George Walter Hertneky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT1893Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
344 Medicare Part D claims for 110 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
- Latanoprost135 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate54 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol38 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate33 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 claims
- Acyclovir14 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $255.58
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Topcon Healthcare, 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.
George Walter Hertneky among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
George Walter Hertneky, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Brush → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Becky Haley, O.D.Fort Morgan, CO 807011407908767
- Michael Hilbert, O.D.Fort Morgan, CO 807011598920548
- Zoey Loomis, ODFort Morgan, CO 807011588646822
- Brooke Penn, ODFort Morgan, CO 807011962267252
- Thomas Stevens, ODFort Morgan, CO 807011700910833
- Jeffrey Wiedrich, O.D.Fort Morgan, CO 807011225287444
- William Lynass, MD ODSterling, CO 807511205992260
- Todd Wolfley, ODSterling, CO 807511043496292
Common questions
What is George Walter Hertneky, O.D.'s NPI number?
George Walter Hertneky, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053301861, issued on Oct 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Walter Hertneky, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 212 Cameron St, Brush, CO, 80723. Phone: (970) 842-5166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Walter Hertneky, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT1893, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does George Walter Hertneky, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Walter Hertneky, O.D. had 344 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George Walter Hertneky, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.