Kara Hanson, OD
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist · Aurora, CO
Kara Hanson, OD is a low vision rehabilitation optometrist with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1710980172, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 2473, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Hanson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist 152WL0500X
- License number
- 2473 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1675 Aurora CT, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-2020
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 848-5014
- Medicaid ID
- 95400346 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051007000663); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1675 Aurora CT
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kaleb Abbott, ODOptometrist1396230421
- Melanie Akau, O.D.Optometrist1699020735
- Lama Assi, MD, MPHGlaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1710567557
- Jeffrey Bennett, MDNeurology Physician1245349620
- Samantha Butterfield, MDPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician1457930885
- Neeraj Chawla, MDGlaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1679223473
Verify Kara Hanson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 2473Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $98.91
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, LLC. The 86 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,112.70 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
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist providers in Colorado
There are 5 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in Colorado.
Other low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in Colorado
- Shannon Kessler, O.D.Aurora, CO1588856058
- John Mees, O.D.Longmont, CO1407910524
- Gregg Pusateri, ODColorado Springs, CO1306182134
- Thomas Theune, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO1316979388
Common questions
What is Kara Hanson, OD's NPI number?
Kara Hanson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710980172, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Hanson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1675 Aurora CT, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Hanson, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 2473, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Kara Hanson, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.