Heather Gauger, OD
Optometrist · Cocoa Beach, FL
Heather Gauger, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and NPI 1003334863, issued on Aug 31, 2017. Check the license (Florida OPC5371, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Gauger
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPC5371 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5505 N Atlantic Ave Ste 105, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
- Phone
- (321) 783-2002
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171114003541); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 3,594 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5505 N Atlantic Ave Ste 105
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeanna Eagerton, ODOptometrist1518908607
Verify Heather Gauger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC5371Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $320.94
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 one group practice
- Hendrixs Eye Care IncTitusville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Gauger among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Heather Gauger, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Cocoa Beach
They are 4 of the 282 NPPES records with a practice address in Cocoa Beach, and 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeanna Eagerton, ODCocoa Beach, FL 329311518908607
- Ralph Franklin, O.D.Cocoa Beach, FL 329311689735417
- Justin Hrabinski, ODCocoa Beach, FL 329311760229413
- John AmmarellMelbourne, FL 329351659917565
- Anne Gregas, O.D.Melbourne, FL 329351770540080
- Michael Grofik, O.D.Melbourne, FL 329351356354682
- John Marcin, ODMelbourne, FL 329351619076742
- James Markle, O.D.Melbourne, FL 329351225208085
Common questions
What is Heather Gauger, OD's NPI number?
Heather Gauger, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003334863, issued on Aug 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Gauger, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5505 N Atlantic Ave Ste 105, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931. Phone: (321) 783-2002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Gauger, OD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC5371, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.