NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy W. James, O.D.

Optometrist · Littleton, CO

Timothy W. James, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Littleton, Colorado, and NPI 1528064532, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (Colorado CO2219, 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
1528064532
Name
Timothy W. James
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
CO2219 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6179 S Balsam Way, Littleton, CO 80123
Phone
(303) 973-1948
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(303) 904-1057
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100709000452); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University - School 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 6179 S Balsam Way

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

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  2. Michael Brazelton, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1750421087
  3. Mike Corcoran, RN FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346210853
  4. Jon Cram, MDFamily Medicine Physician1184638215
  5. Lorin Creer, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1285821546
  6. Nickolas Curcija, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164673414

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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
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6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

260 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Timothy James260
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost77 claims
  2. Erythromycin17 claims
  3. Lumigan15 claims
  4. Ofloxacin14 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate12 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol11 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: $53.97

3 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.

  1. Timothy James$53.97
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Timothy W. James among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado

Timothy W. James, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

41 optometrist records list a practice address in Littleton

They are 41 of the 3,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Littleton, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karin Brueckner, O.D.Littleton, CO 801231629145024
  2. Lisa Hamilton, ODLittleton, CO 801231003980855
  3. Abbey Howell, O.D.Littleton, CO 801231588844492
  4. Michelle Huff, O.D.Littleton, CO 801231215299805
  5. Renee Jacobs, O.D.Littleton, CO 801231780644948
  6. Paul Michel, O.D.Littleton, CO 801231790058345
  7. Leilani Phillips-Borstad, O.D.Littleton, CO 801231578569331
  8. Melissa Puzzo, O.D.Littleton, CO 801231669760799

Common questions

What is Timothy W. James, O.D.'s NPI number?

Timothy W. James, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528064532, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy W. James, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6179 S Balsam Way, Littleton, CO, 80123. Phone: (303) 973-1948. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy W. James, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number CO2219, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Timothy W. James, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy W. James, O.D. had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 74 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.