David Jay Benkle, O.D.
Optometrist · Stockton, CA
David Jay Benkle, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Stockton, California, and NPI 1669452801, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license (California 7417T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Jay Benkle
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 7417T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 715 Lincoln Center, Stockton, CA 95207
- Phone
- (209) 951-2020
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 477-8192
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040408001455); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Jay Benkle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 7417TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine12 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: $275.37
8 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.
David Jay Benkle among 8,308 optometrist records in California
David Jay Benkle, 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
- Graduated1982 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Stockton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Klopping, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071851326185
- Mark Komure, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071689707713
- Derron Lee, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071144313552
- Abraham Magallanez, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071144255449
- Ralph Miranda, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071730197807
- Michael Molamphy, O.D..Stockton, CA 952071609903848
- Whitney Ng, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071467503953
- Quinn Nguyen, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071528038486
Common questions
What is David Jay Benkle, O.D.'s NPI number?
David Jay Benkle, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669452801, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Jay Benkle, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 715 Lincoln Center, Stockton, CA, 95207. Phone: (209) 951-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Jay Benkle, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 7417T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Jay Benkle, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Jay Benkle, O.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims; 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.