Paul William Heersink, O.D.
Optometrist · Monte Vista, CO
Paul William Heersink, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Monte Vista, Colorado, and NPI 1750367231, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 990, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul William Heersink
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 990 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Chico CT, Monte Vista, CO 81144
- Phone
- (719) 852-3412
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 852-3345
- Medicaid ID
- 08009904 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110629000135); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul William Heersink in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 990Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
425 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost190 claims
- Timolol Maleate71 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol58 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate25 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate24 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: $64.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Monte Vista Eye Care Center IncMonte Vista, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul William Heersink among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Paul William Heersink, 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
- Graduated1977 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Monte Vista
They are 3 of the 54 NPPES records with a practice address in Monte Vista, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Monte Vista → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Heersink, ODMonte Vista, CO 811441538646468
- David Hinkley, O.D.Monte Vista, CO 811441740373794
- Kirsten Derr, O.D.Pagosa Springs, CO 811471558356980
- Melinda Lutz, O.D.Pagosa Springs, CO 811471437115235
- Jonathan Zissman, O.D.Pagosa Springs, CO 811471396770962
- Brian Meier, ODBayfield, CO 811221467439901
- Daniel Dodd, O.D.Alamosa, CO 811011740324979
- Lacey Honeycutt, O.D.Alamosa, CO 811011104230937
Common questions
What is Paul William Heersink, O.D.'s NPI number?
Paul William Heersink, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750367231, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul William Heersink, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Chico CT, Monte Vista, CO, 81144. Phone: (719) 852-3412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul William Heersink, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 990, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul William Heersink, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul William Heersink, O.D. had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 105 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.