Kenneth R. Kendall, O.D.
Optometrist · Lompoc, CA
Kenneth R. Kendall, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lompoc, California, and NPI 1700889532, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (California OPT9482T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth R. Kendall
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT9482T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 425 W Central Ave Ste 102, Lompoc, CA 93436
- Phone
- (805) 736-2020
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 737-1733
- Medicaid ID
- SD0094820 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050128000944); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth R. Kendall in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT9482TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost52 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate16 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 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): 65.3 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: $167.62
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Elite Eyecare Medical Group A Medical CorporationLompoc, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth R. Kendall among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Kenneth R. Kendall, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Lompoc → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Bowin, O.D.Lompoc, CA 934361487271243
- Austin Hoy, ODLompoc, CA 934361821775099
- Suzanne RomeoLompoc, CA 934361073893285
- Pinhkeo Southaphanh, O.D.Lompoc, CA 934361538139381
- Daniel Taketa, ODLompoc, CA 934361669583738
- Melinda Thompson, OPTOMETRISTLompoc, CA 934361871642546
- Sidney Wiley, O.D.Lompoc, CA 934361881627768
- Craig Jensen, O.D.Vandenberg Afb, CA 934371164893202
Common questions
What is Kenneth R. Kendall, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth R. Kendall, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700889532, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth R. Kendall, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 W Central Ave Ste 102, Lompoc, CA, 93436. Phone: (805) 736-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth R. Kendall, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT9482T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kenneth R. Kendall, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth R. Kendall, O.D. had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth R. Kendall, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.3 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.