NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fred Stefan Schmidt, OD

Optometrist · Yucca Valley, CA

Fred Stefan Schmidt, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Yucca Valley, California, and NPI 1568678845, issued on May 15, 2007. Check the license (California 7654T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568678845
Name
Fred Stefan Schmidt
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
7654T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
57463 29 Palms Hwy Ste 201, Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Phone
(760) 365-2020
Enumerated
May 15, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170802001690); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 1982
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 57463 29 Palms Hwy Ste 201

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Fred Stefan Schmidt among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Fred Stefan Schmidt, OD 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 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. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Trevor Dao, ODYucca Valley, CA 922841376066167
  2. William Harris, OD OPTOMETRISTYucca Valley, CA 922841528112091
  3. Xu Shao Huang, O.D.Yucca Valley, CA 922841851495550
  4. James Rachford, ODYucca Valley, CA 922841073593133
  5. Russell Slaugh, O.D.Yucca Valley, CA 922841659684751
  6. Nathan Hawkins, O.D.Twentynine Palms, CA 922781982837035
  7. Maria Sheldrake, O.D.Twentynine Palms, CA 922781093789794
  8. Michael Squires, O.D.Twentynine Palms, CA 922781285184127

Common questions

What is Fred Stefan Schmidt, OD's NPI number?

Fred Stefan Schmidt, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568678845, issued on May 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fred Stefan Schmidt, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 57463 29 Palms Hwy Ste 201, Yucca Valley, CA, 92284. Phone: (760) 365-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fred Stefan Schmidt, OD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 7654T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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