Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach, O.D.
Optometrist · Aurora, CO
Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1174589170, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Colorado CO1832, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- CO1832 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15101 E Iliff Ave, Aurora, CO 80014
- Phone
- (303) 366-1235
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 366-2886
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050105000505); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15101 E Iliff Ave
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Verify Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license CO1832Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
192 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost41 claims
- Lumigan26 claims
- Timolol Maleate20 claims
- Travoprost15 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol13 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: $572.61
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach, 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Aurora → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lynn Durfee, O. D.Aurora, CO 800141114917127
- Lilian Lahoud, O.D.Aurora, CO 800141891059085
- Sarah Wertsbaugh, O.D.Aurora, CO 800141811397896
- Jamie Anderson, O.D.Centennial, CO 800151790820306
- Michael Biscoe, ODAurora, CO 800151639818578
- Leonard Graf, O.D.Aurora, CO 800131275567430
- Nicholas Hasler, ODAurora, CO 800131356182398
- Chu Jeong, O.D.Aurora, CO 800151750554002
Common questions
What is Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174589170, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15101 E Iliff Ave, Aurora, CO, 80014. Phone: (303) 366-1235. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number CO1832, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Ellen Scholten-Lellbach, O.D. had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.