Puneh Baha, O.D.
Optometrist · Escondido, CA
Puneh Baha, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1134212160, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (California 11596T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puneh Baha
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 11596T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 301, Escondido, CA 92029
- Phone
- (760) 746-3934
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2022
- Fax
- (760) 746-3991
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080324000421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Puneh Baha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 11596TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $44.04
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Thea Pharma 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
- Eye Specialists OF California Medical GroupHemet, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Puneh Baha among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Puneh Baha, O.D. 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
- Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Escondido → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Ardakani, O.D.Escondido, CA 920291841641222
- Gina Grasso, ODEscondido, CA 920291700899952
- Amanjot Mashiana, ODEscondido, CA 920291013497239
- Ngoc Nguyen, O.D.Escondido, CA 920291891842530
- Ashlee Rich, O.D.Escondido, CA 920291588942411
- Dena Shahani, O.D.Escondido, CA 920291134533953
- Erica TsungEscondido, CA 920291598653057
- Alan Will, O.D.Escondido, CA 920291679620231
Common questions
What is Puneh Baha, O.D.'s NPI number?
Puneh Baha, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134212160, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puneh Baha, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 301, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (760) 746-3934. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puneh Baha, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 11596T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.