James Dowgin, OD
Optometrist · Denver, CO
James Dowgin, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1386271443, issued on Mar 26, 2020. Check the license (Colorado 0003705, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Dowgin
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0003705 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Madison St Ste 355, Denver, CO 80206
- Phone
- (303) 377-2020
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2022
- Fax
- (303) 377-2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220804000595); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Dowgin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 0003705Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost37 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $964.75
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Madison Street Provider Network IncDenver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Dowgin among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
James Dowgin, 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 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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
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- Alexis Kyle, ODDenver, CO 802061689591539
- Kathryn Lachenman, O.D.Denver, CO 802061912287111
- David Moore, ODDenver, CO 802061083307243
- Rachelle Toltz, O.D.Denver, CO 802061720060817
- Kristen Watson, ODDenver, CO 802061316136781
- Betty Zhang, ODDenver, CO 802061053833681
Common questions
What is James Dowgin, OD's NPI number?
James Dowgin, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386271443, issued on Mar 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Dowgin, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Madison St Ste 355, Denver, CO, 80206. Phone: (303) 377-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Dowgin, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 0003705, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Dowgin, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Dowgin, OD had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Dowgin, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.