Michelle L. Essex, O.D.
Optometrist · Denver, CO
Michelle L. Essex, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1528060795, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 2325, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle L. Essex
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2325 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12075 E 45TH Ave, Denver, CO 80239
- Phone
- (303) 371-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (303) 371-8022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220517000051); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12075 E 45TH Ave
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Verify Michelle L. Essex in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 2325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $142.87
4 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 one group practice
- Todd Brantley, OD PAPlano, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle L. Essex among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Michelle L. Essex, 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 fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tuesday Hennessy, O.D.Denver, CO 802391154686301
- Sundy Kani, ODDenver, CO 802391497885693
- Maria Lavalle, O.D.Denver, CO 802391710427463
- Scott TheodoreDenver, CO 802391669176731
- Cindy Truong, O.D.Denver, CO 802391679989719
- Andrew Benson, O.D.Denver, CO 802381235544826
- Jennifer Blaurock, ODDenver, CO 802381861520942
- Samuel Dantinne, ODDenver, CO 802381821893900
Common questions
What is Michelle L. Essex, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle L. Essex, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528060795, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle L. Essex, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12075 E 45TH Ave, Denver, CO, 80239. Phone: (303) 371-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle L. Essex, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 2325, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle L. Essex, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle L. Essex, O.D. had 15 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.