Michael Smith Gitchel, O.D.
Optometrist · Usaf Academy, CO
Michael Smith Gitchel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Usaf Academy, Colorado, and NPI 1033412341, issued on Dec 8, 2010. Check the license (Colorado 2817, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Smith Gitchel
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2817 CO
OPC6238 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4102 Pinion Dr, Usaf Academy, CO 80840
- Phone
- (719) 333-5189
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 1033412341 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220802003118); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Smith Gitchel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 2817Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eye Care Center OF Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Smith Gitchel among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Michael Smith Gitchel, 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 2010, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Usaf Academy
They are 6 of the 330 NPPES records with a practice address in Usaf Academy, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Carra, ODAf Academy, CO 808401417148255
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- Tanner Harsin, ODUsaf Academy, CO 808401598513830
- Alissa Neuman, O.D.Usaf Academy, CO 808401518917558
- Edward Parker, O.D.Usaf Academy, CO 808401093739153
- Mark Welter, O.D.Usaf Academy, CO 808401144208331
- Kimberly Breckon, O.D.Falcon, CO 808311558459305
- John Haeseker, ODPeyton, CO 808311659320752
Common questions
What is Michael Smith Gitchel, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Smith Gitchel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033412341, issued on Dec 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Smith Gitchel, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4102 Pinion Dr, Usaf Academy, CO, 80840. Phone: (719) 333-5189. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Smith Gitchel, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 2817, as entered by the provider. 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.