NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandy Schmidt Wurst, O. D.

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Aurora, CO

Sandy Schmidt Wurst, O. D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1427048438, issued on Oct 21, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 2283, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427048438
Name
Sandy Schmidt Wurst
Credential
O. D.
Primary taxonomy
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
License number
2283 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14701 E Exposition Ave, Aurora, CO 80012
Phone
(303) 338-4545
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2005
Record last updated
May 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
54607728 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041109000834); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 14701 E Exposition Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Douglas Altschuler, DOInternal Medicine Physician1770542177
  2. Chiraag Alur, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609368281
  3. Karen Anderson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336276377
  4. Diane Angel, RNRegistered Nurse1457830614
  5. Shannon Archabal Lee, MDFamily Medicine Physician1568826857
  6. Dena ArvanitisGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1215791678

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024

848 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Sandy Wurst848
  2. Specialty average225

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost383 claims
  2. Brimonidine Tartrate85 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate58 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate56 claims
  5. Fluorometholone52 claims
  6. Cyclosporine39 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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).

Sandy Schmidt Wurst among 38 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Colorado

Sandy Schmidt Wurst, O. D. is one of 38 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in Colorado. 68% 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, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 1997 among the 20 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in Colorado

There are 38 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Colorado.

The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Tryggestad, O.D.Aurora, CO 800121497891386
  2. John Bryant, O. D.Aurora, CO 800141801886635
  3. Anne Metzger, O.D.Broomfield, CO 800201588648612
  4. Glen Gunderson, O.D.Arvada, CO 800031295725554
  5. Rikard Olson, O.D.Westminster, CO 800311255452850
  6. Ryan Smedley, O.D.Westminster, CO 800311194936401
  7. Kimberly Brownfield, O.D.Greenwood Village, CO 801111275656498
  8. Meagan Petraitis, O.D.Greenwood Village, CO 801111326201781

Common questions

What is Sandy Schmidt Wurst, O. D.'s NPI number?

Sandy Schmidt Wurst, O. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427048438, issued on Oct 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandy Schmidt Wurst, O. D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14701 E Exposition Ave, Aurora, CO, 80012. Phone: (303) 338-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandy Schmidt Wurst, O. D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 2283, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sandy Schmidt Wurst, O. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sandy Schmidt Wurst, O. D. had 848 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.