Lydia Banuelos, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Anaheim, CA
Lydia Banuelos, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1518939354, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (California A65937, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lydia Banuelos
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A65937 CA
33339 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 947 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805
- Phone
- (714) 821-4666
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 533-6800
- Medicaid ID
- 887440 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110606000698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lydia Banuelos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A65937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,099 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost357 claims
- Timolol Maleate95 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol69 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate66 claims
- Lumigan55 claims
- Erythromycin44 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: $594.79
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Ramin Tayani MD IncSan Clemente, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lydia Banuelos among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Lydia Banuelos, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Anaheim → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Everakes, MDAnaheim, CA 928041083631949
- Suri Appa, MDAnaheim, CA 928071225186273
- Guy Jirawuthiworavong, MDAnaheim, CA 928071497826309
- Ahsan Khan, MDAnaheim, CA 928071861563827
- Christa Litzenberger, MDAnaheim, CA 928071407927437
- Ashish Mehta, MDAnaheim, CA 928071417028317
- Stephen Munz, MDAnaheim, CA 928071811068711
- Keith Pince, MDAnaheim, CA 928071073661930
Common questions
What is Lydia Banuelos, MD's NPI number?
Lydia Banuelos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518939354, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lydia Banuelos, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 947 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA, 92805. Phone: (714) 821-4666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lydia Banuelos, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A65937, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lydia Banuelos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lydia Banuelos, MD had 1,099 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.