James R. Dugue, O.D.
Optometrist · Mission Viejo, CA
James R. Dugue, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1659306330, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (California OPT 7447 TPL, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James R. Dugue
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT 7447 TPL CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25982 Pala, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
- Phone
- (949) 951-1424
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 770-5471
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040301000651); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James R. Dugue in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT 7447 TPLCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost42 claims
- Cyclosporine19 claims
- Vyzulta18 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
- Lumigan12 claims
- Timolol Maleate11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,620.26
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
James R. Dugue among 8,308 optometrist records in California
James R. Dugue, 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
- Graduated1982 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
58 optometrist records list a practice address in Mission Viejo
They are 58 of the 2,156 NPPES records with a practice address in Mission Viejo, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leila Ahmadi, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911962595009
- Atousa Attar, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911689619512
- Diana Ciobanu, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911013002179
- Kathryn Fallon Mijailovic, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911659436426
- Keith Farson, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911366419798
- Jean Feneis, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911538224308
- Linda Hsieh, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911205846961
- Jennifer Murray, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911538136288
Common questions
What is James R. Dugue, O.D.'s NPI number?
James R. Dugue, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659306330, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James R. Dugue, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25982 Pala, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 951-1424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James R. Dugue, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT 7447 TPL, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James R. Dugue, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James R. Dugue, O.D. had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; 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.