Richard J. Colo, OD
Optometrist · Suffield, CT
Richard J. Colo, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Suffield, Connecticut, and NPI 1538259767, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 000736, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard J. Colo
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 000736 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 162 Mountain Road, Suffield, CT 06078
- Phone
- (860) 668-5556
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 668-5556
- Medicaid ID
- 004023933 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110301000169); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 675 in Connecticut → Look up another NPI →
Verify Richard J. Colo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 000736Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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
- Latanoprost29 claims
- Travoprost13 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: $101.84
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
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Connecticut LLCSuffield, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard J. Colo among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
Richard J. Colo, OD is one of 675 optometrist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% 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 Connecticut 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 Suffield
They are 3 of the 112 NPPES records with a practice address in Suffield, and 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.
All 675 in Connecticut → Every provider in Suffield → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aleksandr Kozlov, O.D.Suffield, CT 060781700138047
- Laura Mafuz, O.D.Suffield, CT 060781447273719
- Riley Palozej, ODStafford Springs, CT 060761548024664
- Christopher Agro, O.D.Enfield, CT 060821912977380
- Michael Aucello, ODSouth Windsor, CT 060741457395337
- Bridget Bortz, O.D.Enfield, CT 060821124474523
- Jeffrey Doot, O.D.Enfield, CT 060821245200617
- Susan Evans, ODSouth Windsor, CT 060741629106729
Common questions
What is Richard J. Colo, OD's NPI number?
Richard J. Colo, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538259767, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard J. Colo, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 162 Mountain Road, Suffield, CT, 06078. Phone: (860) 668-5556. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard J. Colo, OD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 000736, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard J. Colo, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard J. Colo, OD had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.