Claudia Montana-Collins, O.D.
Optometrist · Laguna Hills, CA
Claudia Montana-Collins, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1669558557, issued on Oct 31, 2006. Check the license (California 12170T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claudia Montana-Collins
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 12170T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23521 Paseo DE Valencia Ste 305, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 581-1770
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120606000586); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Claudia Montana-Collins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 12170TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,199 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost372 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol210 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate132 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl100 claims
- Lumigan90 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol41 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: $329.13
6 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Azul Vision IncLaguna Hills, CA
- Eyecare Specialists Medical Group IncDowney, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claudia Montana-Collins among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Claudia Montana-Collins, 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 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
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
25 optometrist records list a practice address in Laguna Hills
They are 25 of the 2,069 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Hills, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Randall Alessi, O.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531609851344
- Scott Anderson, ODLaguna Hills, CA 926531497838932
- Lydia Daoud, O.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531124183066
- Mark Levy, O.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531114984408
- Kim Nguyen, O.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531760534267
- Gregg Roberts, O.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531215934617
- Aaron Sako, O.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531376585331
- Karen Skvarna, O.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531336106244
Common questions
What is Claudia Montana-Collins, O.D.'s NPI number?
Claudia Montana-Collins, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669558557, issued on Oct 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claudia Montana-Collins, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23521 Paseo DE Valencia Ste 305, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 581-1770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claudia Montana-Collins, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 12170T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Claudia Montana-Collins, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claudia Montana-Collins, O.D. had 1,199 Medicare Part D claims for 287 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.