Meredith Margaret Whiteside, O.D.
Optometrist · Berkeley, CA
Meredith Margaret Whiteside, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1437205085, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (California 10870T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meredith Margaret Whiteside
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 10870T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 690 Minor Hall - School OF Optometry, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Phone
- (510) 642-2020
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 642-2281
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090107000443); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Meredith Margaret Whiteside in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 10870TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost41 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate15 claims
- Tafluprost13 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
- Regents OF The University OF California AT BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Meredith Margaret Whiteside among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Meredith Margaret Whiteside, 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
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
126 optometrist records list a practice address in Berkeley
They are 126 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Burger, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201942357181
- Gunilla Haegerstrom-Portnoy, OD, PHDBerkeley, CA 947201053458745
- Kathryn Johnson, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201578630141
- Billie Knight, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201538222096
- Anne Moy, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201184788713
- Edward Revelli, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201144367830
- Nina Tran, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201629082318
- Kathy Tran, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201346355401
Common questions
What is Meredith Margaret Whiteside, O.D.'s NPI number?
Meredith Margaret Whiteside, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437205085, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meredith Margaret Whiteside, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 690 Minor Hall - School OF Optometry, Berkeley, CA, 94720. Phone: (510) 642-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meredith Margaret Whiteside, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 10870T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Meredith Margaret Whiteside, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meredith Margaret Whiteside, O.D. had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.