Gregory L. McFarland, O.D.
Optometrist · Desert Hot Springs, CA
Gregory L. McFarland, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Desert Hot Springs, California, and NPI 1699771436, issued on Jun 27, 2005. Check the license (California 8281, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory L. McFarland
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8281 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12010 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
- Phone
- (760) 251-6600
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 251-8587
- Medicaid ID
- 8894639 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gregory L. McFarland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 8281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Gregory L. McFarland among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Gregory L. McFarland, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 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.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Desert Hot Springs → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angela ChenEl Centro, CA 922431720889066
- David Espinosa, O.D.El Centro, CA 922431457357220
- Mikala Herr, ODEl Centro, CA 922431689455057
- Lawrence Kazzazi, ODEl Centro, CA 922431689406068
- Kuen-Chine Lau, O.D.El Centro, CA 922431821001645
- Henry Lin, O.D.El Centro, CA 922431861405664
- Tiffany LuuEl Centro, CA 922431659065001
- William Middleton, ODEl Centro, CA 922431134273923
Common questions
What is Gregory L. McFarland, O.D.'s NPI number?
Gregory L. McFarland, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699771436, issued on Jun 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory L. McFarland, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12010 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA, 92240. Phone: (760) 251-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory L. McFarland, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 8281, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gregory L. McFarland, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory L. McFarland, O.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.