Michael Wildes, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Aurora, CO
Michael Wildes, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1396163929, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license (Colorado DR.0060178, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Wildes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- DR.0060178 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1675 Aurora CT, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (303) 730-0404
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180720000574); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Wildes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0060178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
1,481 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate429 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine247 claims
- Fluorometholone124 claims
- Moxifloxacin124 claims
- Erythromycin107 claims
- Restasis63 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): 91.1 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: $36.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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
- Denver Health And Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Wildes among 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Colorado
Michael Wildes, M.D. is one of 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 65% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 13 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Colorado
There are 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Colorado.
All 17 in Colorado → Every provider in Aurora → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karen Christopher, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451669715876
- Michael Erlanger, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451588683015
- Brittany Perzia, MDAurora, CO 800451184298283
- Travis Redd, MD, MPHAurora, CO 800451518351451
- Michael Taravella, MDAurora, CO 800451477631737
- Victoria Wang, MDAurora, CO 800451588304976
- Christopher Hampton, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331629530191
- Christopher Gelston, MDLone Tree, CO 801241780611814
Common questions
What is Michael Wildes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Wildes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396163929, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Wildes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1675 Aurora CT, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (303) 730-0404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Wildes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0060178, 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 Michael Wildes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Wildes, M.D. had 1,481 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Wildes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.1 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.