Helfon Hanono, O. D.
Optometrist · Imperial Beach, CA
Helfon Hanono, O. D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Imperial Beach, California, and NPI 1619942034, issued on Feb 20, 2006. Check the license (California 6681-TPG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helfon Hanono
- Credential
- O. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6681-TPG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 894 Palm Ave, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
- Phone
- (619) 424-9333
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- SD0066812 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100318000321); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 8,308 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 894 Palm Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Abraham Hanono, O.D.Optometrist1356754741
- Audrey Weiss, ODOptometrist1255634952
Verify Helfon Hanono in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 6681-TPGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
202 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost119 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl13 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Imperial Beach OptometryImperial Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helfon Hanono among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Helfon Hanono, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Imperial Beach
They are 4 of the 145 NPPES records with a practice address in Imperial Beach, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Imperial Beach → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abraham Hanono, O.D.Imperial Beach, CA 919321356754741
- Bonnie Spector, ODImperial Beach, CA 919321871619106
- Audrey Weiss, ODImperial Beach, CA 919321255634952
- Kusay Arabo, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919411346328531
- Thomas Hixson, ODLa Mesa, CA 919411528072683
- Phillip Levy, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919411528189115
- Ronald Watson, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919411932279379
- Gary Funk, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919421851301964
Common questions
What is Helfon Hanono, O. D.'s NPI number?
Helfon Hanono, O. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619942034, issued on Feb 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helfon Hanono, O. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 894 Palm Ave, Imperial Beach, CA, 91932. Phone: (619) 424-9333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helfon Hanono, O. D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 6681-TPG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helfon Hanono, O. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helfon Hanono, O. D. had 202 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Helfon Hanono, O. D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.