NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek, O.D.

Optometrist · Lakewood, CO

Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1912109331, issued on Jun 5, 2007. Check the license (Colorado CO2447, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912109331
Name
Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
CO2447 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1861 Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood, CO 80214
Phone
(303) 237-5401
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 11, 2022
Fax
(303) 237-9638
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081022000322); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1997
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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Also registered at 1861 Wadsworth Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Douglas Campbell, D.O.Ophthalmology Physician1043219066
  2. Raymond Finch, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1861552309

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
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  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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3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

1,083 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Nicole Wellensiek1,083
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost359 claims
  2. Fluorometholone207 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate76 claims
  4. Ketorolac Tromethamine46 claims
  5. Moxifloxacin43 claims
  6. Timolol Maleate35 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $320.89

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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.

  1. Nicole Wellensiek$320.89
  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. Wellensiek Eye Care, LLCLakewood, CO

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

Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado

Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek, 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 2007, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · 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).

65 optometrist records list a practice address in Lakewood

They are 65 of the 4,944 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jill Bert, O.D.Edgewater, CO 802141700166121
  2. Amanda Dailey, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802141215285978
  3. Caroline Kucha, ODEdgewater, CO 802141568031847
  4. Ann Lippa, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802141760476634
  5. Christopher Pena, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802141518215029
  6. Colin Robison, ODLakewood, CO 802141376683037
  7. Emily Smith, OD, MSEdgewater, CO 802141457973984
  8. Rebekah Bretz, O.D.Lakewood, CO 802151801109103

Common questions

What is Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek, O.D.'s NPI number?

Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912109331, issued on Jun 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1861 Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood, CO, 80214. Phone: (303) 237-5401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number CO2447, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicole Suzanne Wellensiek, O.D. had 1,083 Medicare Part D claims for 334 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.