Brendan Richard James, OD
Optometrist · Modesto, CA
Brendan Richard James, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Modesto, California, and NPI 1194889220, issued on Dec 21, 2006. Check the license (California 12588T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brendan Richard James
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 12588T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1019 16TH St, Modesto, CA 95354
- Phone
- (209) 526-2737
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 338-0074
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040915001127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1019 16TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bruce Hinkley, ODOptometrist1326037599
Verify Brendan Richard James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 12588TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost30 claims
- Lumigan14 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $686.68
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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 one group practice
- Hinkley Optometric CorporationModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brendan Richard James among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Brendan Richard James, 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
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Modesto → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandra Boyd, O.D.Modesto, CA 953541609837954
- Bruce Hinkley, ODModesto, CA 953541326037599
- Richard Portillo, O.D.Modesto, CA 953541255450524
- Erika Bray Ortega, O.D.Modesto, CA 953551104001965
- Charles Daily, ODModesto, CA 953551295726875
- David Gallagher, O.D.Modesto, CA 953551548259518
- Warren Kennedy, ODModesto, CA 953551629069307
- Edward Nuccio, O.D.Modesto, CA 953551366480071
Common questions
What is Brendan Richard James, OD's NPI number?
Brendan Richard James, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194889220, issued on Dec 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brendan Richard James, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1019 16TH St, Modesto, CA, 95354. Phone: (209) 526-2737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brendan Richard James, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 12588T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brendan Richard James, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brendan Richard James, OD had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 21 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.