Kristen Coleen Nicholson, O.D.
Optometrist · Aurora, CO
Kristen Coleen Nicholson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1700834538, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 2132, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Coleen Nicholson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2132 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6290 S Main St, Aurora, CO 80016
- Phone
- (303) 766-0545
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 766-0624
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060906000150); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6290 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chad Nicholson, O.D.Optometrist1366487829
Verify Kristen Coleen Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 2132Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of 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: $155.72
3 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
- Altitude Eye CareLone Tree, CO
- Southlands Vision AssociatesAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Coleen Nicholson among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Kristen Coleen Nicholson, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Aurora → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ritu Abraham, ODAurora, CO 800161316695489
- Susan Allen, O.D.Aurora, CO 800161124146659
- Nicholas Doyle, O.D.Aurora, CO 800161558517979
- Elizabeth Kaye, O.D.Aurora, CO 800161013945112
- Mark Maybury, ODAurora, CO 800161811091812
- Jenna Moran, ODAurora, CO 800161962924951
- Chad Nicholson, O.D.Aurora, CO 800161366487829
- Jennifer Redmond, O.D.Aurora, CO 800161629078019
Common questions
What is Kristen Coleen Nicholson, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen Coleen Nicholson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700834538, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Coleen Nicholson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6290 S Main St, Aurora, CO, 80016. Phone: (303) 766-0545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Coleen Nicholson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 2132, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristen Coleen Nicholson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Coleen Nicholson, O.D. had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.