Richard Alan Blue, OD
Optometrist · Ventura, CA
Richard Alan Blue, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1366523193, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (California 6168, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Richard Alan Blue
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6168 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5227 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93003
- Phone
- (805) 642-3247
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 642-1595
- Medicaid ID
- SD0061680 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Alan Blue in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 6168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Richard Alan Blue among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Richard Alan Blue, 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
51 optometrist records list a practice address in Ventura
They are 51 of the 4,435 NPPES records with a practice address in Ventura, and 8,308 optometrist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Ventura → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Boggs, O.D.Ventura, CA 930031447287503
- Mark Bozek, O.D.Ventura, CA 930031649249319
- Mark Brunette, O.D.Ventura, CA 930031538105846
- Dan Clower, O.D.Ventura, CA 930031720015811
- James Deardorff, O.D.Ventura, CA 930031598780611
- John Floryan, O.D.Ventura, CA 930031700853462
- Thomas Funnell, ODVentura, CA 930031851401020
- Richard Hatcher, O.D.Ventura, CA 930031740250166
Common questions
What is Richard Alan Blue, OD's NPI number?
Richard Alan Blue, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366523193, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alan Blue, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5227 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 642-3247. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alan Blue, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 6168, 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. 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.