Paul W. Smith, OD
Optometrist · Merced, CA
Paul W. Smith, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1912937251, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (California 09431T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul W. Smith
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 09431T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 780 W Olive Ave, Merced, CA 95348
- Phone
- (209) 384-2101
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 384-8023
- Medicaid ID
- SD0094310 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070615000616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 780 W Olive Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paul W. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 09431TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
352 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost180 claims
- Timolol Maleate57 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol20 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate18 claims
- Restasis Multidose15 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol11 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): 100 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: $320.96
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
22 optometrist records list a practice address in Merced
They are 22 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Merced, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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- Christopher Abbott, O.D.Santee, CA1417936220
- Sara Abboud, ODAlbany, CA1649052846
- Ghezal Abdali, O.D.Tustin, CA1770688640
- Nahid Abdali, O.D.San Ramon, CA1700210242
- Yasmeen AbdelfattahIrvine, CA1417786617
- Marina Abdou, ODUpland, CA1356017321
- Angela Abe, OPTModesto, CA1336108885
Common questions
What is Paul W. Smith, OD's NPI number?
Paul W. Smith, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912937251, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul W. Smith, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 780 W Olive Ave, Merced, CA, 95348. Phone: (209) 384-2101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul W. Smith, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 09431T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul W. Smith, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul W. Smith, OD had 352 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul W. Smith, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.