NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claudio Salvador Contreras, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · San Jose, CA

Claudio Salvador Contreras, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1184663387, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (California G63436, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184663387
Name
Claudio Salvador Contreras
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
G63436 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2120 Mckee RD, San Jose, CA 95116
Phone
(408) 971-2020
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 10, 2025
Medicaid ID
00G634360 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100820000547); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1987
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,578 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.

  1. Claudio Contreras2,578
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost574 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate322 claims
  3. Ketorolac Tromethamine270 claims
  4. Moxifloxacin253 claims
  5. Xiidra164 claims
  6. Simbrinza163 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Claudio Salvador Contreras among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Claudio Salvador Contreras, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marina Chechelnitsky, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161629188875
  2. M Regina De LunaSan Jose, CA 951161144610064
  3. Maria Govorkova, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161639511488
  4. Gerald Hughes, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161275616963
  5. Anthony Iantosca, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161952412835
  6. Danny Luong, MDSan Jose, CA 951161386750438
  7. Ngoc Nguyen, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161609935113
  8. Raghunand Sastry, MDSan Jose, CA 951161083688642

Common questions

What is Claudio Salvador Contreras, M.D.'s NPI number?

Claudio Salvador Contreras, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184663387, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claudio Salvador Contreras, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2120 Mckee RD, San Jose, CA, 95116. Phone: (408) 971-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claudio Salvador Contreras, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G63436, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Claudio Salvador Contreras, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claudio Salvador Contreras, M.D. had 2,578 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Claudio Salvador Contreras, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.8 of 100. 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.