Leah Claire Mallinger, O.D.
Optometrist · Yuma, AZ
Leah Claire Mallinger, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Yuma, Arizona, and NPI 1801050620, issued on Jul 10, 2008. Check the license with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah Claire Mallinger
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 13534 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2149 W 24TH St, Yuma, AZ 85364
- Phone
- (928) 726-1100
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 341-0881
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140429000713); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2149 W 24TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Karen Alvarez, ODOptometrist1164215364
- Namita Arora, ODOptometrist1114571577
- Robert Brown, O.D.Optometrist1437263431
- Raymond Corona, O.D.Optometrist1508970690
- Eric Farber, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1053383349
- Laura Hartman, O.D.Optometrist1801051594
Verify Leah Claire Mallinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona 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
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin22 claims
- Cyclosporine21 claims
- Restasis19 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate17 claims
- Xdemvy15 claims
- Latanoprost11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $281.31
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Raymond R Corona OD PCYuma, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leah Claire Mallinger among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Leah Claire Mallinger, O.D. is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 optometrist records list a practice address in Yuma
They are 25 of the 1,821 NPPES records with a practice address in Yuma, and 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
All 1,336 in Arizona → Every provider in Yuma → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Namita Arora, ODYuma, AZ 853641114571577
- Robert Brown, O.D.Yuma, AZ 853641437263431
- Jill Caporelli, ODYuma, AZ 853641104897933
- Raymond Corona, O.D.Yuma, AZ 853641508970690
- Verne Dagenais, ODYuma, AZ 853641528122173
- Clarissa Glover-Danque, O.D.Yuma, AZ 853641912932666
- Laura Hartman, O.D.Yuma, AZ 853641801051594
- Michael Icely, ODYuma, AZ 853641902127061
Common questions
What is Leah Claire Mallinger, O.D.'s NPI number?
Leah Claire Mallinger, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801050620, issued on Jul 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah Claire Mallinger, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2149 W 24TH St, Yuma, AZ, 85364. Phone: (928) 726-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah Claire Mallinger, O.D.'s license?
Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leah Claire Mallinger, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah Claire Mallinger, O.D. had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leah Claire Mallinger, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.