Regina Chonka, OD
Optometrist · Denver, CO
Regina Chonka, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1659734242, issued on Mar 31, 2016. Check the license (Colorado OPT.0003380, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Regina Chonka
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT.0003380 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2045 N Franklin St, Denver, CO 80205
- Phone
- (303) 338-4545
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 9000167430 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181220002213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Regina Chonka 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.0003380Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
174 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost57 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate24 claims
- Timolol Maleate19 claims
- Cyclosporine15 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 claims
- Restasis14 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: $349.68
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group PCDenver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Regina Chonka among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Regina Chonka, 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 2016, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · 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
- Alicia Adams, O.D.Denver, CO 802051790072643
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- Eugene DodgeDenver, CO 802051861536641
- Stacey Gregory, ODDenver, CO 802051699750927
- Danelle Habhab, ODDenver, CO 802051538232392
- Margaret HughesDenver, CO 802051134346547
- Courtney Middleton, ODDenver, CO 802051366011280
- Mark MillerDenver, CO 802051033253745
Common questions
What is Regina Chonka, OD's NPI number?
Regina Chonka, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659734242, issued on Mar 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Regina Chonka, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2045 N Franklin St, Denver, CO, 80205. Phone: (303) 338-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Regina Chonka, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number OPT.0003380, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Regina Chonka, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Regina Chonka, OD had 174 Medicare Part D claims for 63 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.