Alexander Tyler Elson, O.D.
Optometrist · Tustin, CA
Alexander Tyler Elson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tustin, California, and NPI 1073962163, issued on Jun 9, 2016. Check the license (California 33390, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Tyler Elson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 33390 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17300 17TH St, Tustin, CA 92780
- Phone
- (714) 838-9664
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161003001880); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Tyler Elson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 33390Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost12 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: $3,239.34
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Topcon Healthcare, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- 17TH Street Optometry ApcTustin, CA
- Old Towne Optometry IncYorba Linda, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Tyler Elson among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Alexander Tyler Elson, O.D. 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 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
33 optometrist records list a practice address in Tustin
They are 33 of the 2,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Tustin, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Tustin → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ghezal Abdali, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801770688640
- Lowell Booth, ODTustin, CA 927801750361424
- Brett Bowman, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801053464818
- Cynthia Broady, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801154452118
- Darren Brown, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801073562740
- Susan Brown, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801124179361
- Elizabeth Chung, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801407011273
- Vy Duong, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801326103276
Common questions
What is Alexander Tyler Elson, O.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Tyler Elson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073962163, issued on Jun 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Tyler Elson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17300 17TH St, Tustin, CA, 92780. Phone: (714) 838-9664. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Tyler Elson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 33390, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alexander Tyler Elson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Tyler Elson, O.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.