Nicole Fuerst, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · West Covina, CA
Nicole Fuerst, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1871835355, issued on Mar 21, 2013. Check the license (California A161508, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Fuerst
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A161508 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1135 S Sunset Ave Ste 312, West Covina, CA 91790
- Phone
- (626) 856-2020
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 962-0974
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190719001970); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Fuerst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161508Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,002 Medicare Part D claims for 667 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate489 claims
- Latanoprost448 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine263 claims
- Moxifloxacin237 claims
- Cyclosporine199 claims
- Restasis176 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: $6,369.60
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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 3 group practices
- California Eye Specialists Medical Group IncGlendora, CA
- Cha Medical And Surgical Group PCLos Angeles, CA
- David J Fuerst M D IncWest Covina, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Fuerst among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Nicole Fuerst, M.D. 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 2013, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 1,907 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 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 West Covina → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Chen, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901326106253
- David Fuerst, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901851376511
- Farzad Khoubian, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901013195841
- Joseph Lin, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901346404340
- Peter Bekendam, MDUpland, CA 917861740468263
- Pamela Bekendam, M.D.Upland, CA 917861225135288
- Siddharth Bhargava, MDUpland, CA 917861043849078
- Andrea Ching, M.D.Upland, CA 917861669495214
Common questions
What is Nicole Fuerst, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicole Fuerst, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871835355, issued on Mar 21, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Fuerst, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1135 S Sunset Ave Ste 312, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (626) 856-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Fuerst, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A161508, 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 Nicole Fuerst, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Fuerst, M.D. had 3,002 Medicare Part D claims for 667 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.