Joshua Paul Heersink, OD
Optometrist · Monte Vista, CO
Joshua Paul Heersink, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Monte Vista, Colorado, and NPI 1538646468, issued on Jul 24, 2018. Check the license (Colorado 0003400, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Paul Heersink
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0003400 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Chico CT Unit B, Monte Vista, CO 81144
- Phone
- (719) 852-3412
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180918003628); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Paul Heersink in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 0003400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate63 claims
- Timolol Maleate31 claims
- Latanoprost22 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 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: $64.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Monte Vista Eye Care Center IncMonte Vista, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Paul Heersink among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Joshua Paul Heersink, 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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Monte Vista
They are 3 of the 54 NPPES records with a practice address in Monte Vista, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Monte Vista → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Heersink, O.D.Monte Vista, CO 811441750367231
- David Hinkley, O.D.Monte Vista, CO 811441740373794
- Kirsten Derr, O.D.Pagosa Springs, CO 811471558356980
- Melinda Lutz, O.D.Pagosa Springs, CO 811471437115235
- Jonathan Zissman, O.D.Pagosa Springs, CO 811471396770962
- Brian Meier, ODBayfield, CO 811221467439901
- Daniel Dodd, O.D.Alamosa, CO 811011740324979
- Lacey Honeycutt, O.D.Alamosa, CO 811011104230937
Common questions
What is Joshua Paul Heersink, OD's NPI number?
Joshua Paul Heersink, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538646468, issued on Jul 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Paul Heersink, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Chico CT Unit B, Monte Vista, CO, 81144. Phone: (719) 852-3412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Paul Heersink, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 0003400, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Paul Heersink, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Paul Heersink, OD had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 108 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.