Justin B. Michaels, O.D
Optometrist · Lake Forest, CA
Justin B. Michaels, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Lake Forest, California, and NPI 1174576904, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Justin B. Michaels
- Credential
- O.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 23002 Lake Center Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- Phone
- (949) 454-1064
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 454-4111
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071129000700); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 23002 Lake Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Kidder, OPTOMETRISTOptometrist1629155924
Verify Justin B. Michaels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of 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: $304.64
5 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Michaels And VU OD A Professional CorporationLake Forest, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Justin B. Michaels among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Justin B. Michaels, 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
- Graduated2004 · 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).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Lake Forest
They are 15 of the 1,008 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Forest, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cheryl Alderson, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301366521809
- Stephen Christensen, ODLake Forest, CA 926301730216680
- Jacqueline Cullinane, ODLake Forest, CA 926301689645046
- John Deguzman Celis, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301861542714
- Charles Dominguez, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301063437507
- Omid Khodai, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301134197742
- Richard Kidder, OPTOMETRISTLake Forest, CA 926301629155924
- Jon Morrison, ODLake Forest, CA 926301306817846
Common questions
What is Justin B. Michaels, O.D's NPI number?
Justin B. Michaels, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174576904, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Justin B. Michaels, O.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23002 Lake Center Dr, Lake Forest, CA, 92630. Phone: (949) 454-1064. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Justin B. Michaels, O.D's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Justin B. Michaels, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Justin B. Michaels, O.D had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.