Gary David Polan, O.D.
Vision Therapy Optometrist · Pacific Palisades, CA
Gary David Polan, O.D. is a vision therapy optometrist with a practice address in Pacific Palisades, California, and NPI 1942368972, issued on Dec 4, 2006. Check the license (California CA8007TPL, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary David Polan
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vision Therapy Optometrist 152WV0400X
- License number
- CA8007TPL CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 970 Monument St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
- Phone
- (310) 459-0055
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 459-4070
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121026000302); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 970 Monument St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gary David Polan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license CA8007TPLCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vision therapy optometrist in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 189 among the 109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 77% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis15 claims
- Miebo14 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: $1,318.86
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 146 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,184.25 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.
Gary David Polan among 57 vision therapy optometrist records in California
Gary David Polan, O.D. is one of 57 vision therapy optometrist records with a practice address in California. 56% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1993 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 84% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WV0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vision Therapy Optometrist providers in California
There are 57 vision therapy optometrist records in California.
All 57 in California → Every provider in Pacific Palisades → Vision Therapy Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 vision therapy optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Yeh, ODPacific Palisades, CA 902721184288862
- Dina Shah, O.D.Rolling Hills Estates, CA 902741386667806
- Arthur Edelstein Md, M.D.Lynwood, CA 902621043256175
- Stephen Chase, O.D. F.C.O.V.D.Torrance, CA 905051205996568
- Jonathan Duong, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900261366484115
- Lawrence Simons, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900251225165541
- Tristina ChungPasadena, CA 911071982254785
- Derek Tong, O.D.Pasadena, CA 911071972574614
Common questions
What is Gary David Polan, O.D.'s NPI number?
Gary David Polan, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942368972, issued on Dec 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary David Polan, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 970 Monument St, Pacific Palisades, CA, 90272. Phone: (310) 459-0055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary David Polan, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number CA8007TPL, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary David Polan, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary David Polan, O.D. had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among vision therapy optometrist prescribers was 189. 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.