Gary Dean Shute, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Optometrist · San Diego, CA
Gary Dean Shute, O.D., F.A.A.O. is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1609944610, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (California 8857T, 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.
- Name
- Gary Dean Shute
- Credential
- O.D., F.A.A.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8857T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3945 1St Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 295-4194
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 295-4930
- Medicaid ID
- SD0088570 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Dean Shute in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 8857TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Gary Dean Shute among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Gary Dean Shute, O.D., F.A.A.O. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrea Barnhart, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031114957180
- Ruby Bello, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031992898944
- Sara Julazadeh, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031952592768
- Michael Kling, ODSan Diego, CA 921031235214479
- Gary Krueger, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031770627069
- John Kulischak, ODSan Diego, CA 921031740205236
- Anne Lam, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031174550768
- Steven Larsen, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031629194782
Common questions
What is Gary Dean Shute, O.D., F.A.A.O.'s NPI number?
Gary Dean Shute, O.D., F.A.A.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609944610, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Dean Shute, O.D., F.A.A.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3945 1St Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 295-4194. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Dean Shute, O.D., F.A.A.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 8857T, 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.
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.