David Paul Alford, O.D.
Optometrist · Santa Maria, CA
David Paul Alford, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1336110956, issued on Jan 31, 2006. Check the license (California 11271T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Paul Alford
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 11271T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 937 E Main St, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Phone
- (805) 922-1923
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (805) 922-2395
- Medicaid ID
- SD0112710 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110318000698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 937 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Paul Alford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 11271TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
356 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost207 claims
- Timolol Maleate41 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol40 claims
- Vyzulta15 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate13 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: $201.47
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.
David Paul Alford among 8,308 optometrist records in California
David Paul Alford, 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
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Syed Ali, O.D. (OPTOMETRIST)Santa Maria, CA 934541902854391
- James Franta, ODSanta Maria, CA 934541255334256
- Stephen Healey, O.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541285784355
- Krista Martin, O.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541336242254
- Erin Mewes, O.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541528136041
- John Moessinger, ODSanta Maria, CA 934541114920741
- Samuel Moore, O.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541881637445
- Timothy Nelson, O.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541518994235
Common questions
What is David Paul Alford, O.D.'s NPI number?
David Paul Alford, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336110956, issued on Jan 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Paul Alford, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 937 E Main St, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 922-1923. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Paul Alford, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 11271T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Paul Alford, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Paul Alford, O.D. had 356 Medicare Part D claims for 72 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.