Lauren Sowash, O.D.
Optometrist · Lakewood, CO
Lauren Sowash, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1275985616, issued on Jul 11, 2016. Check the license (Colorado 3235, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Sowash
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 3235 CO
2124 KS
2139 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 355 S Wadsworth Blvd Unit D, Lakewood, CO 80226
- Phone
- (720) 962-6906
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201109002344); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 355 S Wadsworth Blvd Unit D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Sowash in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 3235Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
28 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.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate12 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: $123.12
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Blue Valley Vision OF Overland Park LLCOverland Park, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Sowash among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Lauren Sowash, 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 2016, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
65 optometrist records list a practice address in Lakewood
They are 65 of the 4,944 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerome Begal, ODLakewood, CO 802261548364946
- Mike BlechaczLakewood, CO 802261376718429
- Michael Boender, ODLakewood, CO 802261295879914
- Brett Borstad, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802261285663302
- Ty Clase, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802261699144790
- Bryan Crosby, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802261265773063
- Paul Hulse, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802261396900395
- Kerry Jarvis, ODLakewood, CO 802261376690537
Common questions
What is Lauren Sowash, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren Sowash, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275985616, issued on Jul 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Sowash, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 355 S Wadsworth Blvd Unit D, Lakewood, CO, 80226. Phone: (720) 962-6906. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Sowash, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 3235, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Sowash, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Sowash, O.D. had 28 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.