Kent Paris Bashford, DO
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Fort Collins, CO
Kent Paris Bashford, DO is a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1346243714, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 41243, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Paris Bashford
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0009X
- License number
- 41243 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1725 E Prospect RD, Fort Collins, CO 80525
- Phone
- (970) 221-2222
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 221-4286
- Medicaid ID
- 93425040 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060316000105); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kent Paris Bashford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 41243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
3,987 Medicare Part D claims for 817 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,060 among the 430 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,040 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol509 claims
- Timolol Maleate335 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate329 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine269 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl213 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: $786.51
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was New World Medical,inc. The 391 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,284.60 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
- Eye Center OF Northern Colorado PCArvada, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent Paris Bashford among 23 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Colorado
Kent Paris Bashford, DO is one of 23 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 91% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2013 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0009X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 23 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Colorado.
All 23 in Colorado → Every provider in Fort Collins → Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kyle Cotten, DOFort Collins, CO 805281437610003
- Mansi Parikh, MDLongmont, CO 805031457572695
- Micah Rothstein, M.D.Longmont, CO 805031104902683
- Anjali Sheth, M.D.Longmont, CO 805031780908608
- Heran Gebreyesus, MDLakewood, CO 804011235692229
- Deidre St Peter, MDDenver, CO 802041871948612
- Matthew Miller, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091861804825
- Stephanie Muylaert, MDLittleton, CO 801201659533511
Common questions
What is Kent Paris Bashford, DO's NPI number?
Kent Paris Bashford, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346243714, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Paris Bashford, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 E Prospect RD, Fort Collins, CO, 80525. Phone: (970) 221-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Paris Bashford, DO's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 41243, 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 Kent Paris Bashford, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Paris Bashford, DO had 3,987 Medicare Part D claims for 817 beneficiaries; the average among glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 3,060. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kent Paris Bashford, DO'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.