Michael Hall Pontius, O.D.
Optometrist · Stockton, CA
Michael Hall Pontius, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Stockton, California, and NPI 1609916246, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (California 7033, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Hall Pontius
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 7033 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 715 Lincoln Ctr, Stockton, CA 95207
- Phone
- (209) 477-0726
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 477-8192
- Medicaid ID
- SD0070330 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100915000493); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Hall Pontius in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 7033Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $54.14
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Michael Hall Pontius among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Michael Hall Pontius, 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
- Graduated1980 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Stockton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Benkle, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071669452801
- Michael Klopping, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071851326185
- Mark Komure, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071689707713
- Derron Lee, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071144313552
- Abraham Magallanez, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071144255449
- Ralph Miranda, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071730197807
- Michael Molamphy, O.D..Stockton, CA 952071609903848
- Whitney Ng, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071467503953
Common questions
What is Michael Hall Pontius, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Hall Pontius, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609916246, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Hall Pontius, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 715 Lincoln Ctr, Stockton, CA, 95207. Phone: (209) 477-0726. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Hall Pontius, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 7033, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Hall Pontius, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Hall Pontius, O.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; 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.