Donald Brian Apodaca, O.D.
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist · Santa Ana, CA
Donald Brian Apodaca, O.D. is a low vision rehabilitation optometrist with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1831275916, issued on Oct 31, 2006. Check the license (California 7926T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Brian Apodaca
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist 152WL0500X
- License number
- 7926T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 E 4TH St, Santa Ana, CA 92705
- Phone
- (714) 967-4786
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050113000444); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest low vision rehabilitation optometrist records → All 53 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1900 E 4TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Austin ArdalanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184251258
- Gelyan ArevaloMarriage & Family Therapist1871062638
- Claudia ArnoldPharmacist1366981870
- Neely AtamaniukStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275273310
- Ani Atoian, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174743504
Verify Donald Brian Apodaca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 7926TCheck 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 low vision rehabilitation optometrist in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 268 among the 86 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupYorba Linda, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald Brian Apodaca among 53 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in California
Donald Brian Apodaca, O.D. is one of 53 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records with a practice address in California. 62% 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, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1996 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WL0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist providers in California
There are 53 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in California.
All 53 in California → Every provider in Santa Ana → Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kellee Tea, ODWestminster, CA 926831386807964
- Terry Migdal, O.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531912904046
- Douglas Williams, O.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471821088659
- Norman Rose, ODTemecula, CA 925901982615969
- Richard Shuldiner, O.D.Corona, CA 928811891027272
- Kauser Sharieff, O.D. FCOVDYorba Linda, CA 928861033227665
- Reema Chokshi, O.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571558777508
- David Shin, O.D.Hesperia, CA 923451245372200
Common questions
What is Donald Brian Apodaca, O.D.'s NPI number?
Donald Brian Apodaca, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831275916, issued on Oct 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Brian Apodaca, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 E 4TH St, Santa Ana, CA, 92705. Phone: (714) 967-4786. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Brian Apodaca, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 7926T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Donald Brian Apodaca, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Brian Apodaca, O.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among low vision rehabilitation optometrist prescribers was 268. 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.