Gerald R. Schultz, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Yucca Valley, CA
Gerald R. Schultz, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Yucca Valley, California, and NPI 1942293543, issued on Aug 30, 2005. Check the license (California G14295, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald R. Schultz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G14295 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 58471 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley, CA 92284
- Phone
- (760) 228-1766
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 228-9830
- Medicaid ID
- 00G142951 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070425000351); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1963
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 58471 29 Palms Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Caren Brady, LCSWClinical Social Worker1093861353
- Demetria Brown, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1760827869
- Lettica BuenoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1144855743
- Richard CastroPharmacist1538413034
- Heidi ChristiansonMarriage & Family Therapist1083087522
- Patricia Doyle, PAPhysician Assistant1871719963
Verify Gerald R. Schultz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G14295Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,129 Medicare Part D claims for 509 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost950 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol247 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate117 claims
- Azelastine Hcl112 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate112 claims
- Timolol Maleate82 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: $281.30
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. 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
- Emergency Associates CorporationPalm Springs, CA
- Retina Institute OF California Medical Group, A California Medical ParYucca Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald R. Schultz among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Gerald R. Schultz, MD 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
- Graduated1963 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- 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 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
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Common questions
What is Gerald R. Schultz, MD's NPI number?
Gerald R. Schultz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942293543, issued on Aug 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald R. Schultz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 58471 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley, CA, 92284. Phone: (760) 228-1766. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald R. Schultz, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G14295, 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 Gerald R. Schultz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald R. Schultz, MD had 2,129 Medicare Part D claims for 509 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.