Paul R. Gooch, OD
Optometrist · St George, UT
Paul R. Gooch, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in St George, Utah, and NPI 1457498305, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (Utah 346455-9934, as entered in NPPES) with the Utah board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul R. Gooch
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 346455-9934 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 965 East 700 South, St George, UT 84790
- Phone
- (435) 673-5577
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (438) 688-0381
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081024000144); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul R. Gooch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Utah board licenses this profession
Search for license 346455-9934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
295 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan94 claims
- Latanoprost69 claims
- Vyzulta27 claims
- Valacyclovir13 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate12 claims
- Travoprost11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $479.69
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Paul R Gooch OD And Associates PCSt George, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul R. Gooch among 470 optometrist records in Utah
Paul R. Gooch, OD is one of 470 optometrist records with a practice address in Utah. 78% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 65% 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 Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Utah
There are 470 optometrist records in Utah.
All 470 in Utah → Every provider in St George → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Derek Ames, O.D.St George, UT 847901174836431
- Steven Blake, ODSt George, UT 847901831555010
- Eric Drake, O.D.Saint George, UT 847901316293368
- Jason Hauck, ODSt George, UT 847901548266992
- Jedediah Lister, O.D.St George, UT 847901831442656
- Adam Lofgran, O.D.St George, UT 847901528297900
- Jenna O'Brien, O.D.St George, UT 847901427452325
- Walter Peterson, ODSt George, UT 847901851480081
Common questions
What is Paul R. Gooch, OD's NPI number?
Paul R. Gooch, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457498305, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul R. Gooch, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 965 East 700 South, St George, UT, 84790. Phone: (435) 673-5577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul R. Gooch, OD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 346455-9934, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul R. Gooch, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul R. Gooch, OD had 295 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul R. Gooch, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.