James William Almaraz, O D
Optometrist · Big Bear Lake, CA
James William Almaraz, O D is an optometrist with a practice address in Big Bear Lake, California, and NPI 1710977574, issued on Oct 24, 2005. Check the license (California 6588T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James William Almaraz
- Credential
- O D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6588T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 41340 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
- Phone
- (909) 866-5701
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (909) 866-2155
- Medicaid ID
- SD0065880 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James William Almaraz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 6588TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
19 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.
James William Almaraz among 8,308 optometrist records in California
James William Almaraz, 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 updated2015 · 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).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Big Bear Lake
They are 2 of the 189 NPPES records with a practice address in Big Bear Lake, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anna Bedrossian, O.D.Big Bear Lake, CA 923151609869395
- Vy Lu, ODGrand Terrace, CA 923131013839612
- Gerard Joseph Sim, ODGrand Terrace, CA 923131669363883
- Cameron Yu, ODGrand Terrace, CA 923131164260550
- Michael Allen, O.D.Barstow, CA 923111629003447
- Kenneth Bracken, O.D.Barstow, CA 923111356652622
- James Dallas, O.D.Barstow, CA 923111215967658
- Jason Drobeck, O.D.Barstow, CA 923111710368139
Common questions
What is James William Almaraz, O D's NPI number?
James William Almaraz, O D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710977574, issued on Oct 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James William Almaraz, O D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 41340 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA, 92315. Phone: (909) 866-5701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James William Almaraz, O D's license?
NPPES lists California license number 6588T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James William Almaraz, O D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James William Almaraz, O D had 19 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.