NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Mitchell, OD

Optometrist · Fort Collins, CO

Michelle Mitchell, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1235622564, issued on Jun 12, 2018. Check the license with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235622564
Name
Michelle Mitchell
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
3071 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
121 LA Porte Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone
(970) 682-2627
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2018
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2025
Fax
(970) 682-1835
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250402003534); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

35 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.

  1. Michelle Mitchell35
  2. Specialty average277

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: $79.32

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.

  1. Michelle Mitchell$79.32
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Edge Optics LLCFort Collins, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michelle Mitchell among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado

Michelle Mitchell, OD 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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mason Bryant, ODFort Collins, CO 805241457455859
  2. Katheryn Engel, ODFort Collins, CO 805241255016994
  3. Larry Housley, ODFort Collins, CO 805241548430440
  4. Mark Jackson, ODFort Collins, CO 805241023015005
  5. Tanya Nicholson, O.D.Ft Collins, CO 805241003877937
  6. Steve Stout, ODFort Collins, CO 805241083707590
  7. Gregory Abel, O.D.Ft Collins, CO 805251720077043
  8. Amy Abel, O.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251295724516

Common questions

What is Michelle Mitchell, OD's NPI number?

Michelle Mitchell, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235622564, issued on Jun 12, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Mitchell, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 LA Porte Ave, Fort Collins, CO, 80524. Phone: (970) 682-2627. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Mitchell, OD's license?

Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michelle Mitchell, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Mitchell, OD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.