What is Heather Gitchell's specialty?

Heather Gitchell (NPI 1487680120) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Louisville, CO.

Where does Heather Gitchell practice?

Heather Gitchell practices in Louisville, CO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1487680120.

How much does Medicare pay Heather Gitchell?

Heather Gitchell (NPI 1487680120) received approximately $75K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 335 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487680120

Heather GitchellO.D.

PRACTICEFRONT RANGE EYE HEALTH CENTER, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

OptometryLouisville, COI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

999

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,133

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$71K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 667 Optometry providers in CO — top quintile (cohort median 197).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

417

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$113K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

52.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost110 claims

Latanoprostene Bunod62 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat38 claims

Prednisolone Acetate36 claims

Bimatoprost23 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.8

Quality

100.0

Cost

79.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.79%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Consulting Fee$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Consulting Fee$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Heather Gitchell's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 0 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

No inbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH	35	101
Brian Nichols Ophthalmology · Boulder, CO	14	37
Foothills Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Boulder, CO	13	17
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Englewood, CO	11	23

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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