Gerald John Garrels, O.D.
Optometrist · El Cerrito, CA
Gerald John Garrels, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in El Cerrito, California, and NPI 1639206543, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (California OPT 6223, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald John Garrels
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT 6223 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11780 San Pablo Ave Ste B, El Cerrito, CA 94530
- Phone
- (510) 234-1730
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- SD0062230 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091110000433); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11780 San Pablo Ave Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rahul Keswani, O.D.Optometrist1205989050
Verify Gerald John Garrels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT 6223Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fifth Optometric Care OF CaliforniaEl Cerrito, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald John Garrels among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Gerald John Garrels, 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 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · 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).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in El Cerrito
They are 7 of the 384 NPPES records with a practice address in El Cerrito, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rahul Keswani, O.D.El Cerrito, CA 945301205989050
- Mia Miller, O.D.El Cerrito, CA 945301194873778
- Cameron Mitchell, O.D.El Cerrito, CA 945301518110592
- Shalini Samat, O.D.El Cerrito, CA 945301356532410
- Daniel Sanders, O.D.El Cerrito, CA 945301649321340
- Adrienne White, O.D.El Cerrito, CA 945301962606996
- Estella BowlsbyAntioch, CA 945311508296633
- Doris Chang, O.D.Antioch, CA 945311720120769
Common questions
What is Gerald John Garrels, O.D.'s NPI number?
Gerald John Garrels, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639206543, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald John Garrels, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11780 San Pablo Ave Ste B, El Cerrito, CA, 94530. Phone: (510) 234-1730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald John Garrels, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT 6223, 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. 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.