NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

George W. Tull, OD

Optometrist · Grand Junction, CO

George W. Tull, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1922006436, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (Colorado CO1426, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922006436
Name
George W. Tull
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
CO1426 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2232 N 7TH St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone
(970) 242-4909
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(970) 243-7171
Medicaid ID
08014268 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080116000751); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1988
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

110 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. George Tull110
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost53 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol21 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: $75.24

3 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.

  1. George Tull$75.24
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Valley Vision Center, Inc.Grand Junction, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

George W. Tull among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado

George W. Tull, 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 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
  • Graduated1988 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Bethka, O.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011639136120
  2. Ashley Ford Rottman, ODGrand Junction, CO 815011013086479
  3. Paul Foutz, O.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011285676361
  4. Jason Garey, O.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011801878053
  5. George Gerbing, ODGrand Junction, CO 815011932887080
  6. John Hardy, O.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011093808362
  7. Michael Klaich, O.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011073556577
  8. Michael Luby, ODGrand Junction, CO 815011366555161

Common questions

What is George W. Tull, OD's NPI number?

George W. Tull, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922006436, issued on Jul 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is George W. Tull, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2232 N 7TH St, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (970) 242-4909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify George W. Tull, OD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number CO1426, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does George W. Tull, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, George W. Tull, OD had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 32 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.