James P. Richards, O.D.
Optometrist · Mission Viejo, CA
James P. Richards, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1164579710, issued on Jan 5, 2007. Check the license (California 8118T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James P. Richards
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8118T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 27000 Crown Valley Parkway, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
- Phone
- (714) 364-6625
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 27000 Crown Valley Parkway
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Verify James P. Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 8118TCheck 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: $111.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 P. Richards among 8,308 optometrist records in California
James P. Richards, 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 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- 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
- James Dugue, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911659306330
- 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
Common questions
What is James P. Richards, O.D.'s NPI number?
James P. Richards, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164579710, issued on Jan 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James P. Richards, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27000 Crown Valley Parkway, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (714) 364-6625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James P. Richards, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 8118T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.