Jerry Kirk Popham, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Denver, CO
Jerry Kirk Popham, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1588661920, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (Colorado DR27698, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jerry Kirk Popham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- DR27698 CO
04-23793 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 Emerson St, Denver, CO 80218
- Phone
- (303) 468-8844
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 468-8850
- Medicaid ID
- 98806033 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041109000892); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1800 Emerson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jerry Kirk Popham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR27698Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
627 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 148 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin239 claims
- Tramadol Hcl139 claims
- Bacitracin-Polymyxin98 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone29 claims
- Methylprednisolone23 claims
- Cephalexin18 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): 75.8 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: $27.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Jerry K Popham, MD PCDenver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jerry Kirk Popham among 338 ophthalmology physician records in Colorado
Jerry Kirk Popham, M.D. is one of 338 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% 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, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2001 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 338 ophthalmology physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Lauren Zimski, MDDenver, CO 802181538215124
- Richard Levinson, M.D.Denver, CO 802201861496226
- Douglas Campbell, D.O.Lakewood, CO 802141043219066
- James Giltner, MDDenver, CO 802221093824229
- Michael Jansen, M.D.Denver, CO 802221265878466
- John Ammons, M.D.Denver, CO 802101386687390
Common questions
What is Jerry Kirk Popham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jerry Kirk Popham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588661920, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jerry Kirk Popham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Emerson St, Denver, CO, 80218. Phone: (303) 468-8844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jerry Kirk Popham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR27698, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jerry Kirk Popham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jerry Kirk Popham, M.D. had 627 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jerry Kirk Popham, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 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.