Joshua Yale Apple, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Fort Collins, CO
Joshua Yale Apple, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1023307048, issued on Mar 30, 2011. Check the license (Colorado DR0057067, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Yale Apple
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- DR0057067 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3151 Precision Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80528
- Phone
- (970) 221-2222
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 221-4286
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230804000269); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3151 Precision Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- William Gange, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1700313368
Verify Joshua Yale Apple in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR0057067Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,808 Medicare Part D claims for 752 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost673 claims
- Timolol Maleate227 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth154 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol128 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate124 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate91 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): 79.7 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: $499.48
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was New World Medical,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
- Eastside Eye Physicians PCSaint Clair Shores, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Yale Apple among 338 ophthalmology physician records in Colorado
Joshua Yale Apple, 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 2011, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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
- Matthew Asano, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281679860225
- Gina Kim, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281982780375
- Patrick Arnold, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251225034671
- Kent Crews, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251831195288
- Laryssa Dragan, MDFort Collins, CO 805251598982902
- Gary Foster, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251730185182
- Arthur Korotkin, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251023166345
- Jason Mayer, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251720374994
Common questions
What is Joshua Yale Apple, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joshua Yale Apple, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023307048, issued on Mar 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Yale Apple, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3151 Precision Dr, Fort Collins, CO, 80528. Phone: (970) 221-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Yale Apple, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR0057067, 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 Joshua Yale Apple, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Yale Apple, M.D. had 1,808 Medicare Part D claims for 752 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Yale Apple, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.7 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.