Timothy J. Bauer, OD
Optometrist · Basalt, CO
Timothy J. Bauer, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Basalt, Colorado, and NPI 1215014204, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 1545, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy J. Bauer
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1545 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 E Valley RD, Basalt, CO 81621
- Phone
- (970) 925-2020
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 927-2010
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050902000240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,273 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 850 E Valley RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Windler, ODOptometrist1689410565
Verify Timothy J. Bauer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 1545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
71 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 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone17 claims
- Latanoprost15 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: $77.21
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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
- Roaring Fork Vision PLLCBasalt, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy J. Bauer among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Timothy J. Bauer, OD 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
- Graduated1992 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 Basalt → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Windler, ODBasalt, CO 816211689410565
- Michael Barry, O.D.Avon, CO 816201891120564
- Andrews White, O.D.Carbondale, CO 816231699703421
- Ronald Danner, O.D.Craig, CO 816251679627186
- Craig Eckroth, O.D.Craig, CO 816251821142332
- Ronnie Schaeffer, ODCraig, CO 816251497741755
- Melissa Vides, ODCraig, CO 816251255974911
- Sandra Barthram, O.D.Aspen, CO 816111568423705
Common questions
What is Timothy J. Bauer, OD's NPI number?
Timothy J. Bauer, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215014204, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy J. Bauer, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 E Valley RD, Basalt, CO, 81621. Phone: (970) 925-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy J. Bauer, OD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 1545, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Timothy J. Bauer, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy J. Bauer, OD had 71 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.