Steven J. Bethka, O.D.
Optometrist · Grand Junction, CO
Steven J. Bethka, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1639136120, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 1394, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven J. Bethka
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1394 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 950 North Ave Ste 106, Grand Junction, CO 81501
- Phone
- (970) 245-7850
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 242-0281
- Medicaid ID
- 08013948 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041105000647); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven J. Bethka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 1394Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost22 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: $220.75
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Valley Vision Center, Inc.Grand Junction, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven J. Bethka among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Steven J. Bethka, 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
- Graduated1990 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Grand Junction → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ashley Ford Rottman, ODGrand Junction, CO 815011013086479
- Paul Foutz, O.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011285676361
- Jason Garey, O.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011801878053
- George Gerbing, ODGrand Junction, CO 815011932887080
- John Hardy, O.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011093808362
- Michael Klaich, O.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011073556577
- Michael Luby, ODGrand Junction, CO 815011366555161
- Fahara Mawani, ODGrand Junction, CO 815011265566418
Common questions
What is Steven J. Bethka, O.D.'s NPI number?
Steven J. Bethka, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639136120, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven J. Bethka, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 North Ave Ste 106, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (970) 245-7850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven J. Bethka, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 1394, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Steven J. Bethka, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven J. Bethka, O.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims; 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.