Nathan Timothy Rains, O.D.
Optometrist · Fort Collins, CO
Nathan Timothy Rains, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1629397716, issued on May 28, 2010. Check the license (Colorado OPT.0002969, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan Timothy Rains
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT.0002969 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1725 E Prospect RD, Fort Collins, CO 80525
- Phone
- (970) 221-2222
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2022
- Fax
- (970) 221-4286
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130823000206); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nathan Timothy Rains in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT.0002969Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
3,144 Medicare Part D claims for 746 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,070 claims
- Timolol Maleate467 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol334 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate260 claims
- Lumigan146 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl112 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): 79.7 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: $176.36
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Eye Center OF Northern Colorado PCFort Collins, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nathan Timothy Rains among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Nathan Timothy Rains, 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 updated2022 · 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 Fort Collins → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Abel, O.D.Ft Collins, CO 805251720077043
- Amy Abel, O.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251295724516
- Robert Johnson, O.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251982737607
- Michael Keating, O.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251134320450
- David Kisling, O.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251942281407
- Clinton Kliewer, ODFort Collins, CO 805251336348846
- Joshua Lahiff, O.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251356531685
- Benjamin Marske, O.D.Fort Collins, CO 805251679557110
Common questions
What is Nathan Timothy Rains, O.D.'s NPI number?
Nathan Timothy Rains, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629397716, issued on May 28, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan Timothy Rains, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 E Prospect RD, Fort Collins, CO, 80525. Phone: (970) 221-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan Timothy Rains, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT.0002969, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nathan Timothy Rains, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathan Timothy Rains, O.D. had 3,144 Medicare Part D claims for 746 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nathan Timothy Rains, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.7 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.