NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luke Werkhoven, O.D.

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Santa Barbara, CA

Luke Werkhoven, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1861425662, issued on Jul 8, 2006. Check the license (California 11977T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861425662
Name
Luke Werkhoven
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
License number
11977T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5300 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Phone
(805) 692-6977
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080119000095); may accept Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5300 Hollister Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robin ChangOptometrist1609315647
  2. Tiffany Corby, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1164455812
  3. Joanna Le, ODOptometrist1184500944
  4. Thu LeOptometrist1902789738
  5. Chiyotaka Nomura, O.D.Optometrist1821021502
  6. Dawn Woods, O.D.Optometrist1376568618

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024

339 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.

  1. Luke Werkhoven339
  2. Specialty average225

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost78 claims
  2. Lumigan33 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate32 claims
  4. Miebo26 claims
  5. Cyclosporine21 claims
  6. Restasis15 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: $638.16

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luke Werkhoven$638.16
  2. Specialty average$1,035.17

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

  1. Eye And Vision Care Optometric GroupSanta Barbara, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Luke Werkhoven among 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records in California

Luke Werkhoven, O.D. is one of 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in California. 62% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 32% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2000 among the 52 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in California

There are 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records in California.

The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tiffany Corby, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111164455812
  2. Heather Nichols, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931061780676486
  3. Thomas Burke, O.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931031295870475
  4. Christina Womack, O.D.Simi Valley, CA 930631558336628
  5. Jasmeen Bhangu, ODHanford, CA 932301780209304
  6. Jasdeep Soni, ODBakersfield, CA 933011932711553
  7. Mariam Alkawally, ODBakersfield, CA 933091710597240
  8. Vanessa Hsu, O.D.Orange, CA 928691043281934

Common questions

What is Luke Werkhoven, O.D.'s NPI number?

Luke Werkhoven, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861425662, issued on Jul 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luke Werkhoven, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5300 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. Phone: (805) 692-6977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luke Werkhoven, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 11977T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Luke Werkhoven, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luke Werkhoven, O.D. had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.