Joshua C. Olson, OD
Optometrist · Lafayette, CO
Joshua C. Olson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lafayette, Colorado, and NPI 1417267394, issued on Oct 13, 2010. Check the license (Colorado OPT.0002997, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua C. Olson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT.0002997 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 805 S Public RD, Lafayette, CO 80026
- Phone
- (303) 381-0337
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2026
- Fax
- (303) 381-0338
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131231000251); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 805 S Public RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Garner, DVMVeterinarian1629466412
- Jacinta Olson, O.D., M.ED/VFLOptometrist1912216094
Verify Joshua C. Olson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT.0002997Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost31 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: $16,415.00
68 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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 2 group practices
- Colorado Eye Center, LLCBoulder, CO
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Colorado PCBoulder, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua C. Olson among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Joshua C. Olson, 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 2010, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Lafayette → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alice Albert, ODLafayette, CO 800261639206683
- Keith Bowen, ODLafayette, CO 800261124162839
- Donna Ellinger, ODLafayette, CO 800261558498535
- Susan Harris, O.D.Lafayette, CO 800261871592337
- Kimberly Hildebrand, O.D.Lafayette, CO 800261841260924
- James Jackson, ODLafayette, CO 800261114022142
- Sherrie Nunn, O.D.Lafayette, CO 800261922007616
- Jacinta Olson, O.D., M.ED/VFLLafayette, CO 800261912216094
Common questions
What is Joshua C. Olson, OD's NPI number?
Joshua C. Olson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417267394, issued on Oct 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua C. Olson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 S Public RD, Lafayette, CO, 80026. Phone: (303) 381-0337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua C. Olson, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT.0002997, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua C. Olson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua C. Olson, OD had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.