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NPI 1861545089 · Optometry · Uhc Services

Provider Status Assessment

Needs Review

Active in carrier directories but no matching Colorado DORA license record found.

Confidence: High

Evidence: 174 items from 15 sources

Signals: 6 supporting · 0 opposing · 1 missing

Resolution: Carrier-attested activity present but no matching Colorado DORA license found. Cannot verify licensing despite network participation.

Data Source Signals

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NPPES

DENVER, 80212

Freshness: Unknown

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Network Status

Listed with 9 carriers

uhc_services_co — in_network (commercial)
uhc_colorado_co — in_network (commercial)
uhc_insurance_co — in_network (commercial)
uhc_umr_co — in_network (commercial)
uhc_surest_co — in_network (commercial)
uhc_rmhmo_co — in_network (commercial)
kpic_co — in_network (commercial)
anthem_co — in_network (commercial)
kaiser_co — in_network (commercial)

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DORA License

No license data

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Medicare

Non-Medicare specialty

18 beneficiaries

$1,144.43 total payment

Specialty: Optometry

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Care Compare

Address mismatch with NPPES

AURORA, 80014
DENVER, 80212
DENVER, 80239
HIGHLANDS RANCH, 80129

System Reasoning

Claim Under Evaluation

Provider is actively practicing and appropriately listed in carrier networks

Evidence Evaluated

FHIR Directory: No active FHIR endpoint despite carrier listings

NPPES Registry: Active NPI, registered in DENVER

Medicare Billing: 21 services, 18 beneficiaries

PECOS Enrollment: Medicare enrollment confirmed

Federal Exclusion Check: No federal exclusions found (OIG LEIE, SAM.gov)

Carrier Networks: Listed in 9 carrier networks

CMS Care Compare: Found in Care Compare with 4 locations

Colorado DORA License: No matching DORA license record found

Trust Evaluation

identity:0.75Strong

licensure:0.55Moderate

activity:

Dimension Scores

Composite0.79

Identity0.75 — Moderate

Active NPI with specialty classification

Licensure0.55 — Moderate

No DORA license data found

Activity1.00 — Strong

Active Medicare billing confirmed

Reachability0.60 — Moderate

Single address source (NPPES)

Network1.00 — Strong

Listed in multiple carrier networks

Why is this provider classified as “needs review”?

Evidence across dimensions is contradictory or specific concerns exist (unverified license, FHIR directory contradiction). Manual review recommended.

Carrier Network Listings

9 networks across 3 carriers

UnitedHealthcare(6 networks)

2 DOI 6C-34 Federal TiC

UnitedHealthcare ServicesFederal TiC

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UnitedHealthcare of ColoradoDOI 6C-3

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UnitedHealthcare InsuranceFederal TiC

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UnitedHealthcare UMRFederal TiC

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UnitedHealthcare SurestFederal TiC

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UnitedHealthcare Rocky Mountain HMODOI 6C-3

Related Investigations

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Known Addresses

NPPESDENVER, 80212

Care CompareAURORA, 80014

Care CompareDENVER, 80212

Care CompareDENVER, 80239

Care CompareHIGHLANDS RANCH, 80129

Evidence

174 items across 19 assertions from 15 sources

Connected Records

Practice Address

HIGHLANDS RANCH, 80129

cms_care_compare, NPPES

Carrier Network Listing

Listed in 9 carrier networks

TiC: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, TiC: UnitedHealthcare Services, TiC: UnitedHealthcare Insurance, TiC: UnitedHealthcare (UMR), TiC: UnitedHealthcare Colorado, TiC: UnitedHealthcare (Surest), TiC: UnitedHealthcare (Rocky Mountain HMO), TiC: Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company, TiC: Kaiser Permanente

NPI Registration

Status: active

NPPES Deactivation

Order/Referring Eligibility

Record found

cms_order_refer

Medicare Enrollment

Enrolled

PECOS

Medicare Billing

21 services

cms_medicare

entity_type

Record found

NPPES

Federal Exclusion Check

No exclusion found

OIG LEIE + SAM.gov

Evidence Lineage

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield86 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 8, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare Services12 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 12, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare Insurance9 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 12, 2026

NPI Registration StatusTrust: 0.90

↓NPPES Deactivationweight 0.85 · Mar 12, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare (UMR)

Timeline

Mar 14, 2026Carrier listing: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Services

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Insurance

Mar 12, 2026NPPES record: active

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare (UMR)

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Colorado

Mar 11, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare (Surest)

Mar 11, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare (Rocky Mountain HMO)

Mar 11, 2026Order/Referring Eligibility: record found

Mar 11, 2026Medicare enrollment: Approved

Mar 11, 2026

Evidence

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Disclaimer: This analysis uses publicly available federal and state data sources. It does not constitute a determination of provider status or network participation. Contact the provider or health plan directly to verify current status.

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PECOS Enrollment

Medicare enrolled

Order/Referring eligible: Yes

reachability:0.60Moderate

System Determination

Needs Review

Composite score: 0.787

Active in carrier directories but no matching Colorado DORA license record found.

Kaiser Permanente(2 networks)

2 DOI 6C-3

Kaiser Permanente Insurance CoDOI 6C-3

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Kaiser PermanenteDOI 6C-3

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Anthem(1 network)

1 DOI 6C-3

Anthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldDOI 6C-3

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Evidence

174 items across 19 assertions from 15 sources

Connected Records

Practice Address

HIGHLANDS RANCH, 80129

cms_care_compare, NPPES

Carrier Network Listing

Listed in 9 carrier networks

NPI Registration

Status: active

NPPES Deactivation

Order/Referring Eligibility

Record found

cms_order_refer

Medicare Enrollment

Enrolled

PECOS

Medicare Billing

21 services

cms_medicare

entity_type

Record found

NPPES

Federal Exclusion Check

No exclusion found

OIG LEIE + SAM.gov

Evidence Lineage

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield86 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 8, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare Services12 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 12, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare Insurance9 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 12, 2026

NPI Registration StatusTrust: 0.90

↓NPPES Deactivationweight 0.85 · Mar 12, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare (UMR)

Timeline

Mar 14, 2026Carrier listing: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Services

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Insurance

Mar 12, 2026NPPES record: active

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare (UMR)

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Colorado

Mar 11, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare (Surest)

Mar 11, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare (Rocky Mountain HMO)

Mar 11, 2026Order/Referring Eligibility: record found

Mar 11, 2026Medicare enrollment: Approved

Mar 11, 2026

weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 12, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare Colorado5 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 12, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare (Surest)7 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 11, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare (Rocky Mountain HMO)weight 0.80 · Mar 11, 2026

Order/Referring EligibilityTrust: 0.95

↓cms_order_referweight 0.95 · Mar 11, 2026

Medicare EnrollmentTrust: 0.95

↓PECOSweight 0.95 · Mar 11, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: Kaiser Permanente Insurance Companyweight 0.80 · Mar 11, 2026

Practice LocationTrust: 0.80

↓cms_care_compareweight 0.80 · Mar 6, 2026

Practice LocationTrust: 0.85

↓cms_care_compareweight 0.80 · Mar 6, 2026

↓NPPESweight 0.85 · Mar 5, 2026

Practice LocationTrust: 0.80

↓cms_care_compareweight 0.80 · Mar 6, 2026

Practice LocationTrust: 0.80

↓cms_care_compareweight 0.80 · Mar 6, 2026

Medicare Billing ActivityTrust: 0.90

↓cms_medicareweight 0.70 · Mar 6, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: Kaiser Permanenteweight 0.80 · Mar 5, 2026

Provider SpecialtyTrust: 0.85

↓NPPESweight 0.85 · Mar 5, 2026

entity_typeTrust: 0.85

↓NPPESweight 0.85 · Mar 5, 2026

Carrier listing: Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company

Mar 6, 2026Practice address: HIGHLANDS RANCH, 80129

Mar 6, 2026Practice address: DENVER, 80212

Mar 6, 2026Practice address: AURORA, 80014

Mar 6, 2026Practice address: DENVER, 80239

Mar 6, 2026Medicare billing: 21 services

Mar 5, 2026Carrier listing: Kaiser Permanente

Mar 5, 2026Provider Specialty: record found

Mar 5, 2026Practice address: DENVER, 80212

Mar 5, 2026entity_type: record found