Richard Norman Baim, O.D.
Optometrist · Tucson, AZ
Richard Norman Baim, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1851430128, issued on Feb 5, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 554, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Norman Baim
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 554 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 N Silverbell RD Ste 180, Tucson, AZ 85745
- Phone
- (520) 884-9600
- Enumerated
- Feb 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 623-8148
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050912000633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,336 in Arizona → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2500 N Silverbell RD Ste 180
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Benjamin Fuhr, ODOptometrist1518696293
Verify Richard Norman Baim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 554Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost32 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: $600.28
7 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- John H Mcdougall OD Arizona PCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Norman Baim among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Richard Norman Baim, O.D. is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 38% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Arizona
There are 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
All 1,336 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Fuhr, ODTucson, AZ 857451518696293
- Katelyn Hurliman, ODTucson, AZ 857451679126536
- Melissa Muller, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857451730177304
- Christian Alvarez, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857461851726905
- Nima Desai, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857461912083908
- Steven Goldwasser, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857461205916210
- Arlette Marrero-Abreu, ODTucson, AZ 857461861010787
- John Murphy, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857461760472369
Common questions
What is Richard Norman Baim, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Norman Baim, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851430128, issued on Feb 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Norman Baim, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 N Silverbell RD Ste 180, Tucson, AZ, 85745. Phone: (520) 884-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Norman Baim, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 554, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Norman Baim, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Norman Baim, O.D. had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 21 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.