Donald W. Wheadon, O.D.
Optometrist · West Hollywood, CA
Donald W. Wheadon, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1205825270, issued on Oct 20, 2005. Check the license (California 0005481TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald W. Wheadon
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0005481TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8240 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046
- Phone
- (323) 654-5600
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 654-5614
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120201000260); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Donald W. Wheadon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 0005481TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone11 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: $19.92
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Optometrist providers in California
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- Nahid Abdali, O.D.San Ramon, CA1700210242
- Yasmeen AbdelfattahIrvine, CA1417786617
- Marina Abdou, ODUpland, CA1356017321
- Angela Abe, OPTModesto, CA1336108885
Common questions
What is Donald W. Wheadon, O.D.'s NPI number?
Donald W. Wheadon, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205825270, issued on Oct 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald W. Wheadon, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8240 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, 90046. Phone: (323) 654-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald W. Wheadon, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 0005481TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Donald W. Wheadon, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald W. Wheadon, O.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.