Richard Cross, O.D.
Optometrist · Boulder, CO
Richard Cross, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Boulder, Colorado, and NPI 1164512257, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 1436, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Cross
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1436 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5305 Spine RD, Boulder, CO 80301
- Phone
- (303) 530-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 530-1072
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071220000576); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5305 Spine RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Cross in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 1436Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate17 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate16 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: $63.33
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Optometrist providers in Colorado
There are 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
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- Alicia Adams, O.D.Denver, CO1790072643
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- Brianna Aheimer, ODDenver, CO1811874597
Common questions
What is Richard Cross, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Cross, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164512257, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Cross, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5305 Spine RD, Boulder, CO, 80301. Phone: (303) 530-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Cross, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 1436, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Cross, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Cross, O.D. had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.