Jennifer Buell, O.D.
Optometrist · Santa Cruz, CA
Jennifer Buell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1780023226, issued on Jun 18, 2013. Check the license (California 14611, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer Buell
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14611 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1537 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 429-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2023
- Fax
- (831) 429-2945
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130719000683); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1537 Pacific Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Farberow, O.D.Optometrist1770653180
- Curtis Simmons, O.D.Optometrist1821069154
Verify Jennifer Buell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14611Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
123 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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
- Latanoprost64 claims
- Timolol Maleate27 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: $132.68
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Plaza Lane OptometrySanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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- Davoud AbbasiFillmore, CA1902361678
- Christopher Abbott, O.D.Santee, CA1417936220
- Sara Abboud, ODAlbany, CA1649052846
- Ghezal Abdali, O.D.Tustin, CA1770688640
- Nahid Abdali, O.D.San Ramon, CA1700210242
- Yasmeen AbdelfattahIrvine, CA1417786617
- Marina Abdou, ODUpland, CA1356017321
- Angela Abe, OPTModesto, CA1336108885
Common questions
What is Jennifer Buell, O.D.'s NPI number?
Jennifer Buell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780023226, issued on Jun 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer Buell, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1537 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 429-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer Buell, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14611, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jennifer Buell, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer Buell, O.D. had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.