Douglas Howard Lanning, O.D.
Optometrist · Eureka, CA
Douglas Howard Lanning, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Eureka, California, and NPI 1750449211, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (California 12163T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Howard Lanning
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 12163T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2437 Buhne St, Eureka, CA 95501
- Phone
- (707) 443-4581
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- SD0121630 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050427000600); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2437 Buhne St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Ryan, O.D.Optometrist1962491001
Verify Douglas Howard Lanning in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 12163TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
489 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost235 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol35 claims
- Restasis35 claims
- Cyclosporine26 claims
- Timolol Maleate23 claims
- Azelastine Hcl21 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 13.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Douglas Howard Lanning among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Douglas Howard Lanning, 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
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 Eureka → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Flemmons, O.D.Eureka, CA 955011851432264
- Zuzana Gellner, O.D.Eureka, CA 955011568524213
- Kenneth Kaiser, ODEureka, CA 955011770635831
- Paul King, ODEureka, CA 955011205809928
- Danielle Lefever, ODEureka, CA 955011609183144
- Daniel Ryan, O.D.Eureka, CA 955011962491001
- Aaron Cole, O.D.Eureka, CA 955031841525920
- Megan Nativo, ODEureka, CA 955031841983772
Common questions
What is Douglas Howard Lanning, O.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Howard Lanning, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750449211, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Howard Lanning, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2437 Buhne St, Eureka, CA, 95501. Phone: (707) 443-4581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Howard Lanning, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 12163T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Douglas Howard Lanning, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Howard Lanning, O.D. had 489 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas Howard Lanning, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 13.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.