Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, OD
Optometrist · Watsonville, CA
Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Watsonville, California, and NPI 1790266377, issued on Aug 22, 2018. Check the license (California 34020TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Guadalupe Cardenas
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 34020TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 204 E Beach St, Watsonville, CA 95076
- Phone
- (831) 728-0222
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181012000862); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Guadalupe Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 34020TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Bacitracin-Polymyxin11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Salud Para LA GenteWatsonville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Guadalupe Cardenas among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, 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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Juliette Le, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761538360359
- Corwyn Mosiman, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761689674145
- Laura Prisbe, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761861507238
- Stuart Sakuma, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761083607527
- Maricela Salgado, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761760673560
- Thomas Suzuki, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761194842054
- Krupa TailorWatsonville, CA 950761063897536
- Lisa Vollmer, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761740493758
Common questions
What is Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, OD's NPI number?
Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790266377, issued on Aug 22, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 204 E Beach St, Watsonville, CA, 95076. Phone: (831) 728-0222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 34020TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, OD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 20 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.