Paul A. Blaze, OD
Optometrist · Huntington Beach, CA
Paul A. Blaze, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1376503482, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (California FNP 1020, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul A. Blaze
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- FNP 1020 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5092 Warner Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
- Phone
- (714) 846-2897
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 846-5778
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120214000452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5092 Warner Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carlin Tran, ODOptometrist1831819929
Verify Paul A. Blaze in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license FNP 1020Check 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 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of 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
- Total Vision PCSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul A. Blaze among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Paul A. Blaze, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
51 optometrist records list a practice address in Huntington Beach
They are 51 of the 4,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntington Beach, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Paul A. Blaze, OD's NPI number?
Paul A. Blaze, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376503482, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul A. Blaze, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5092 Warner Ave, Huntington Beach, CA, 92649. Phone: (714) 846-2897. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul A. Blaze, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number FNP 1020, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul A. Blaze, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul A. Blaze, OD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.