Joseph R. Horne, O.D.
Optometrist · Templeton, CA
Joseph R. Horne, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Templeton, California, and NPI 1912914482, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (California OPT9479T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph R. Horne
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT9479T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 234 Heather CT, Templeton, CA 93465
- Phone
- (805) 434-5970
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 434-5973
- Medicaid ID
- SD0094791 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101013000876); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 234 Heather CT
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph R. Horne in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT9479TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
289 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost132 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate40 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate20 claims
- Cyclosporine20 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $35.59
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Pacific Eye Surgeons A California Professional Medical CorporationPaso Robles, 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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- Sara Abboud, ODAlbany, CA1649052846
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Common questions
What is Joseph R. Horne, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph R. Horne, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912914482, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph R. Horne, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 234 Heather CT, Templeton, CA, 93465. Phone: (805) 434-5970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph R. Horne, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT9479T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph R. Horne, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph R. Horne, O.D. had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph R. Horne, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.