Eric James Poulsen, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Fresno, CA
Eric James Poulsen, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1003819301, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (California A71284, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric James Poulsen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A71284 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1360 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 449-5050
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 432-2632
- Medicaid ID
- 00A712840 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090204000165); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric James Poulsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A71284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,779 Medicare Part D claims for 795 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate610 claims
- Latanoprost573 claims
- Timolol Maleate345 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol267 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate133 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl88 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: $821.78
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Camarena HealthMadera, CA
- Insight Vision Center Medical Group IncFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric James Poulsen among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Eric James Poulsen, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Fresno → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maziar Bidar, MDFresno, CA 937201689693657
- Frank Bishop, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201538134796
- Steven Fogg, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201982666871
- Andrea Lanier, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201750343158
- Christopher Larson, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201588699656
- Larry Lawrence, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201164425468
- William Maxwell, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201205898681
- Chad Reder, MDFresno, CA 937201336138924
Common questions
What is Eric James Poulsen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric James Poulsen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003819301, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric James Poulsen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1360 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 449-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric James Poulsen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A71284, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric James Poulsen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric James Poulsen, M.D. had 2,779 Medicare Part D claims for 795 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.