Paula Caroline Asmus, OD
Optometrist · Richmond, CA
Paula Caroline Asmus, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Richmond, California, and NPI 1407931066, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (California 9430-TPG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Caroline Asmus
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 9430-TPG CA
9430T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 Washington Ave, Richmond, CA 94801
- Phone
- (510) 235-5228
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 235-1847
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090109000121); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 110 Washington Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Way Yu, O.D.Optometrist1891925459
Verify Paula Caroline Asmus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 9430-TPGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
44 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 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost14 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: $26.81
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Point Richmond OptometryPoint Richmond, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Caroline Asmus among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Paula Caroline Asmus, 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
- Graduated1990 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 Richmond → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tanfen Lin, ODRichmond, CA 948011457426462
- Evan ShiuRichmond, CA 948011598821969
- Way Yu, O.D.Richmond, CA 948011891925459
- Kiumars Ajdari, O.D.El Sobrante, CA 948031396804746
- Jane Liao, O.D.Richmond, CA 948041952443897
- Ian Nossoff, O.D.Richmond, CA 948041427112747
- Juan Anaya, O.D.San Pablo, CA 948061619995800
- Donald Drummond, O.D.Richmond, CA 948061730261728
Common questions
What is Paula Caroline Asmus, OD's NPI number?
Paula Caroline Asmus, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407931066, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Caroline Asmus, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 Washington Ave, Richmond, CA, 94801. Phone: (510) 235-5228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Caroline Asmus, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 9430-TPG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Caroline Asmus, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Caroline Asmus, OD had 44 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.