Maricela Salgado, O.D.
Optometrist · Watsonville, CA
Maricela Salgado, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Watsonville, California, and NPI 1760673560, issued on Aug 6, 2007. Check the license (California 13270, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maricela Salgado
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 13270 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 204 E Beach St, Watsonville, CA 95076
- Phone
- (831) 763-3459
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150122001141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maricela Salgado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 13270Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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).
Maricela Salgado among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Maricela Salgado, O.D. 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 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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
- Maria Cardenas, ODWatsonville, CA 950761790266377
- 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
- Thomas Suzuki, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761194842054
- Krupa TailorWatsonville, CA 950761063897536
- Lisa Vollmer, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761740493758
Common questions
What is Maricela Salgado, O.D.'s NPI number?
Maricela Salgado, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760673560, issued on Aug 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maricela Salgado, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 204 E Beach St, Watsonville, CA, 95076. Phone: (831) 763-3459. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maricela Salgado, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 13270, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maricela Salgado, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maricela Salgado, O.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.