Craig Whitmer Hoeft, O.D.
Optometrist · Sylmar, CA
Craig Whitmer Hoeft, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sylmar, California, and NPI 1942360276, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California 8494 TPL, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Whitmer Hoeft
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8494 TPL CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12661 Glenoaks Blvd, Sylmar, CA 91342
- Phone
- (818) 367-2171
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 364-7197
- Medicaid IDs
- GSD005180 CA
SD0084940 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070314000589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12661 Glenoaks Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jim Caballero, O.D.Optometrist1740360742
Verify Craig Whitmer Hoeft in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 8494 TPLCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of 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: $586.85
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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 one group practice
- Burbank Family Optometry IncBurbank, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig Whitmer Hoeft among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Craig Whitmer Hoeft, 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
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Sylmar → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jim Caballero, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421740360742
- Michelle Collins, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421578882361
- Talin Davidian, ODSylmar, CA 913421033768924
- Leonard Forbes, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421497867600
- Melody Kim, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421487082749
- Yasaman Sakhakorn, ODSylmar, CA 913421285015115
- Rene Stevens, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421245268242
- Steven Ferrucci, ODSepulveda, CA 913431225053267
Common questions
What is Craig Whitmer Hoeft, O.D.'s NPI number?
Craig Whitmer Hoeft, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942360276, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Whitmer Hoeft, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12661 Glenoaks Blvd, Sylmar, CA, 91342. Phone: (818) 367-2171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Whitmer Hoeft, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 8494 TPL, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Craig Whitmer Hoeft, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Whitmer Hoeft, O.D. had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.