Abner Francis Velasco, OD
Optometrist · Riverside, CA
Abner Francis Velasco, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1982763686, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California OPT11323T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Abner Francis Velasco
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT11323T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10800 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92505
- Phone
- (951) 353-2000
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050204000783); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Abner Francis Velasco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT11323TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost33 claims
- Cyclosporine18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupRiverside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Abner Francis Velasco among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Abner Francis Velasco, OD is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Cavanaugh, ODRiverside, CA 925051033267026
- Amiey Chung To, ODRiverside, CA 925051225186166
- Suzanne Dourte, ODRiverside, CA 925051679632392
- Stephen Hart, ODRiverside, CA 925051073672770
- Subin Kim, ODRiverside, CA 925051730237629
- Susan Miyabe, ODRiverside, CA 925051104985837
- John Murphy, ODRiverside, CA 925051578611463
- Joshua Prager, ODRiverside, CA 925051255490967
Common questions
What is Abner Francis Velasco, OD's NPI number?
Abner Francis Velasco, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982763686, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Abner Francis Velasco, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10800 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA, 92505. Phone: (951) 353-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Abner Francis Velasco, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT11323T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Abner Francis Velasco, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Abner Francis Velasco, OD had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.