Alan E. French, OD
Optometrist · Fortuna, CA
Alan E. French, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Fortuna, California, and NPI 1699709964, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (California OPT5668TPL, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan E. French
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT5668TPL CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 630 9TH St, Fortuna, CA 95540
- Phone
- (707) 725-5144
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (707) 725-3511
- Medicaid IDs
- 4507726 CA
SD0056680 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081114000684); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Berkeley Northeastern State University - College Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 630 9TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Seth Miskin, ODOptometrist1255176616
Verify Alan E. French in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT5668TPLCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
184 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost93 claims
- Timolol Maleate26 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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 Humboldt Community Healthcare DistrictGarberville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alan E. French among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Alan E. French, 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
- Graduated1974 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Fortuna
They are 3 of the 173 NPPES records with a practice address in Fortuna, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Fortuna → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Calvert, O.D.Fortuna, CA 955401790778017
- Seth Miskin, ODFortuna, CA 955401255176616
- Christopher Cabrera, ODFerndale, CA 955361285601120
- Karl Bruhns, O.D.Crescent City, CA 955311497730691
- Marcus Appy, O.D.Arcata, CA 955211144453002
- Loren Azevedo, O. D.Arcata, CA 955211780789818
- Samuel Johnson, ODArcata, CA 955211073009114
- James Riley, O DArcata, CA 955211063542454
Common questions
What is Alan E. French, OD's NPI number?
Alan E. French, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699709964, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan E. French, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 630 9TH St, Fortuna, CA, 95540. Phone: (707) 725-5144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan E. French, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT5668TPL, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alan E. French, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan E. French, OD had 184 Medicare Part D claims for 53 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.