NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John C. Spaeth, O.D.

Optometrist · Dana Point, CA

John C. Spaeth, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Dana Point, California, and NPI 1508835919, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (California 10236T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508835919
Name
John C. Spaeth
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
10236T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
32585 Golden Lantern Street # H, Dana Point, CA 92629
Phone
(949) 493-1600
Enumerated
Mar 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(949) 493-4626
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070102000432); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 1992
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

102 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. John Spaeth102
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost67 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: $150.90

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.

  1. John Spaeth$150.90
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

John C. Spaeth among 8,308 optometrist records in California

John C. Spaeth, 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
  • Graduated1992 · 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).

Optometrist providers in California

There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Natalie Karlinsey, ODMonarch Beach, CA 926291205520236
  2. Irene Lin-Dilorinzo, O.D.Dana Point, CA 926291649234154
  3. William Petersen, O.D.Dana Point, CA 926291477690105
  4. Bruce Wagner, ODMonarch Beach, CA 926291053434035
  5. Cheryl Alderson, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301366521809
  6. Jacqueline Cullinane, ODLake Forest, CA 926301689645046
  7. John Deguzman Celis, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301861542714
  8. Charles Dominguez, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301063437507

Common questions

What is John C. Spaeth, O.D.'s NPI number?

John C. Spaeth, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508835919, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John C. Spaeth, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 32585 Golden Lantern Street # H, Dana Point, CA, 92629. Phone: (949) 493-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John C. Spaeth, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 10236T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John C. Spaeth, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John C. Spaeth, O.D. had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 38 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.