Charles Jeffrey Baus, O.D.
Optometrist · Palm Desert, CA
Charles Jeffrey Baus, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1215911565, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (California 12183T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Jeffrey Baus
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 12183T CA
OPT12183 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 72608 EL Paseo, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 776-9767
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 776-9333
- Medicaid ID
- SD0121830 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080114000863); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Jeffrey Baus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 12183TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth55 claims
- Latanoprost28 claims
- Timolol Maleate12 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: $137.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Charles Jeffrey Baus among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Charles Jeffrey Baus, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
21 optometrist records list a practice address in Palm Desert
They are 21 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Palm Desert → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Don Adkins, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601740264183
- Rudolph Alanis, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601770612699
- Jonathan Dizon, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601629578836
- Christel Filippelli, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601912062894
- Serena Ho, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601790835585
- Jack Lebby, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601639159874
- VI Nguyen, ODPalm Desert, CA 922601164875571
- Larry Otwell, ODPalm Desert, CA 922601750487898
Common questions
What is Charles Jeffrey Baus, O.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Jeffrey Baus, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215911565, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Jeffrey Baus, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 72608 EL Paseo, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 776-9767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Jeffrey Baus, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 12183T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles Jeffrey Baus, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Jeffrey Baus, O.D. had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.