Cailyn Katsev Ruck, OD
Optometrist · Santa Barbara, CA
Cailyn Katsev Ruck, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1093232456, issued on Aug 26, 2017. Check the license (California OPT33892TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cailyn Katsev Ruck
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OPT33892TLG CA
2017020394 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2946 DE LA Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (314) 432-1134
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2022
- Fax
- (314) 432-1135
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200930001271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2946 DE LA Vina St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Douglas Katsev, MDOphthalmology Physician1801906722
- Marcel Sassola, RPHPharmacist1720806953
Verify Cailyn Katsev Ruck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT33892TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
122 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost15 claims
- Miebo15 claims
- Combigan12 claims
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,696.28
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, LLC. 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
- Goleta Valley Optometry IncSanta Barbara, CA
- Santa Barbara Eyecare Inc A Professional Medical CorporationSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cailyn Katsev Ruck among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Cailyn Katsev Ruck, 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 2017, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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
- Larry Bickford, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051902949118
- Corinne Chick, ODSanta Barbara, CA 931051033637574
- Courtney Ching, ODSanta Barbara, CA 931051023853389
- Nina Katsev, ODSanta Barbara, CA 931051972691566
- John Krochmal, ODSanta Barbara, CA 931051942824503
- Vicki Lyons-Wait, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051528290822
- Jerry Neel, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051184706111
- Brian Ng, ODSanta Barbara, CA 931051063935591
Common questions
What is Cailyn Katsev Ruck, OD's NPI number?
Cailyn Katsev Ruck, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093232456, issued on Aug 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cailyn Katsev Ruck, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2946 DE LA Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (314) 432-1134. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cailyn Katsev Ruck, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT33892TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cailyn Katsev Ruck, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cailyn Katsev Ruck, OD had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cailyn Katsev Ruck, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.