Ray Gariano, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Jose, CA
Ray Gariano, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1336220433, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (California G68701, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ray Gariano
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G68701 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
- Phone
- (408) 885-6775
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G687010 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090130000448); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ray Gariano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G68701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost46 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate45 claims
- Timolol Maleate36 claims
- Moxifloxacin20 claims
- Erythromycin18 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 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: $892.84
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ray Gariano among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Ray Gariano, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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- Eva Hewes, MDSan Jose, CA 951281376584722
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- Abha Kumar, MBBSSan Jose, CA 951281942264858
Common questions
What is Ray Gariano, MD's NPI number?
Ray Gariano, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336220433, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ray Gariano, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128. Phone: (408) 885-6775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ray Gariano, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G68701, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ray Gariano, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ray Gariano, MD had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.