Lauren B. Gonzalez, OD
Optometrist · Santa Barbara, CA
Lauren B. Gonzalez, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1245519966, issued on Aug 11, 2011. Check the license (California 14175 TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren B. Gonzalez
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14175 TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 29 W Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Phone
- (805) 681-1761
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 681-1768
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130205000145); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 29 W Anapamu St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Burroughs, O.D.Optometrist1689789331
- Michael Cooper, DDSDentist1366459125
- Toni Meyers, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1972579167
- Brett Simon, O.D.Optometrist1013117068
Verify Lauren B. Gonzalez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14175 TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
305 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost127 claims
- Timolol Maleate94 claims
- Vyzulta27 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: $187.00
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Sansum ClinicSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren B. Gonzalez among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Lauren B. Gonzalez, OD 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 2011, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 Santa Barbara → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Burris, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011871666057
- David Burroughs, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011689789331
- Joanne Gronquist, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011518938117
- Tem Gronquist, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011316918915
- Zachary Reynard, ODSanta Barbara, CA 931011548844715
- Sharon Samski, ODSanta Barbara, CA 931011720251846
- Wendy Santizo, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011104999523
- Natalia SantizoSanta Barbara, CA 931011972275022
Common questions
What is Lauren B. Gonzalez, OD's NPI number?
Lauren B. Gonzalez, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245519966, issued on Aug 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren B. Gonzalez, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 29 W Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Phone: (805) 681-1761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren B. Gonzalez, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 14175 TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren B. Gonzalez, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren B. Gonzalez, OD had 305 Medicare Part D claims for 94 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.