NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claudia Cynthia Ruegg, O.D.

Optometrist · Berkeley, CA

Claudia Cynthia Ruegg, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1770856411, issued on Feb 10, 2012. Check the license (California 14197 TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770856411
Name
Claudia Cynthia Ruegg
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
14197 TLG CA
60293849 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Minor HL, Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone
(510) 642-2020
Enumerated
Feb 10, 2012
Record last updated
Nov 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130809000108); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Minor HL

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Daphne Chan, O.D.Optometrist1043651425
  2. Neda Elijah, ODOptometrist1427490077
  3. Laurel Hammang, ODOptometrist1912444944
  4. Vivien Lee, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1801229083
  5. Taras Litvin, O.D.Optometrist1982833273
  6. Charlie Ngo, ODOptometrist1417202474

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $103.35

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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.

  1. Claudia Ruegg$103.35
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Craig Fellers OD IncSanta Cruz, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

126 optometrist records list a practice address in Berkeley

They are 126 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

Other optometrist records in California

  1. Douglas Aaseby, O.D.El Dorado Hills, CA1962715961
  2. Saloumeh Abadi, ODSanta Monica, CA1699258756
  3. Davoud AbbasiFillmore, CA1902361678
  4. Christopher Abbott, O.D.Santee, CA1417936220
  5. Sara Abboud, ODAlbany, CA1649052846
  6. Ghezal Abdali, O.D.Tustin, CA1770688640
  7. Nahid Abdali, O.D.San Ramon, CA1700210242
  8. Yasmeen AbdelfattahIrvine, CA1417786617
  9. Marina Abdou, ODUpland, CA1356017321
  10. Angela Abe, OPTModesto, CA1336108885

Common questions

What is Claudia Cynthia Ruegg, O.D.'s NPI number?

Claudia Cynthia Ruegg, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770856411, issued on Feb 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claudia Cynthia Ruegg, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Minor HL, Berkeley, CA, 94720. Phone: (510) 642-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claudia Cynthia Ruegg, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 14197 TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.