Helen Gardiner, O.D.
Optometrist · Auburn, CA
Helen Gardiner, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Auburn, California, and NPI 1447243340, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (California OPT12531TPA, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Gardiner
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT12531TPA CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3126 Professional Dr, Auburn, CA 95603
- Phone
- (530) 885-3767
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 885-3201
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050308000901); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3126 Professional Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Foreman, MDOphthalmology Physician1174565303
Verify Helen Gardiner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT12531TPACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 93% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $640.74
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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.
Helen Gardiner among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Helen Gardiner, 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 fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 Auburn → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Allgeier, O.D.Auburn, CA 956031821177858
- Jason Allgeier, ODAuburn, CA 956031366923740
- Thomas Brenner, ODAuburn, CA 956031649230368
- Thomas Cavanaugh, O.D.Auburn, CA 956031942379664
- Tiffany Chin, ODAuburn, CA 956031295250488
- Daniel Dillinger, O.D.Auburn, CA 956031982705547
- Dennis Hanson, O.D.Auburn, CA 956031467542522
- Stephen Ingman, O.D.Auburn, CA 956031811178395
Common questions
What is Helen Gardiner, O.D.'s NPI number?
Helen Gardiner, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447243340, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Gardiner, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3126 Professional Dr, Auburn, CA, 95603. Phone: (530) 885-3767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Gardiner, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT12531TPA, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helen Gardiner, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Gardiner, O.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Helen Gardiner, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.