Brian Norio Higa, O.D.
Optometrist · Hemet, CA
Brian Norio Higa, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hemet, California, and NPI 1295885804, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (California 10130T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Norio Higa
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 10130T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 220 S Lyon Ave, Hemet, CA 92543
- Phone
- (951) 929-3773
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- SD0101300 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041223000168); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 220 S Lyon Ave
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Verify Brian Norio Higa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 10130TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost89 claims
- Xiidra33 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth30 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate28 claims
- Timolol Maleate26 claims
- Restasis Multidose21 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: $268.47
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lumenis BE 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.
Brian Norio Higa among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Brian Norio Higa, 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 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · 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).
18 optometrist records list a practice address in Hemet
They are 18 of the 1,678 NPPES records with a practice address in Hemet, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Markus Buri, O.D.Hemet, CA 925431417915729
- Dean King, O.D.Hemet, CA 925431790776714
- Yen Ma, O.D.Hemet, CA 925431255409363
- Susan Martinez, O.D.Hemet, CA 925431033293238
- Amy Miller, O.D.Hemet, CA 925431134119399
- Kevin Lane, O.D.Hemet, CA 925441548210453
- Steven Simpson, O.D.Hemet, CA 925441508880030
- Bradley Sirois, O.D.Hemet, CA 925441669457347
Common questions
What is Brian Norio Higa, O.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Norio Higa, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295885804, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Norio Higa, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 S Lyon Ave, Hemet, CA, 92543. Phone: (951) 929-3773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Norio Higa, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 10130T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Norio Higa, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Norio Higa, O.D. had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 65 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.