Melissa Hergan Simmons, O.D.
Optometrist · Colorado Springs, CO
Melissa Hergan Simmons, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1962494658, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Hergan Simmons
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD00003758 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 559 Vincent St, Colorado Springs, CO 80914
- Phone
- (318) 456-6625
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Hergan Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $135.59
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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.
Melissa Hergan Simmons among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Melissa Hergan Simmons, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Colorado Springs → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Dodge, ODColorado Springs, CO 809141093825937
- Timothy Landis, ODPeterson Afb, CO 809141578555645
- Eric Owens, O.D.Peterson Afb, CO 809141124208566
- Darin Bingham, O.D.Fort Carson, CO 809131053565085
- Charles Coe, O.D., PH.D.Fort Carson, CO 809131932282605
- Ken FoppianoFt Carson, CO 809131821069352
- Aaron Heltunen, O.D.Fort Carson, CO 809131437565827
- Steven Jewett, O.D.Fort Carson, CO 809131760731467
Common questions
What is Melissa Hergan Simmons, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Hergan Simmons, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962494658, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Hergan Simmons, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 559 Vincent St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80914. Phone: (318) 456-6625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Hergan Simmons, O.D.'s license?
Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.