NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Leon Forgey, O.D.

Optometrist · Glendora, CA

Richard Leon Forgey, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Glendora, California, and NPI 1760555361, issued on Nov 15, 2006. Check the license (California OPT8719T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760555361
Name
Richard Leon Forgey
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT8719T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
210 S Grand Ave, Glendora, CA 91741
Phone
(626) 857-0234
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 21, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 857-0857
Medicaid ID
SD0087190 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040228000439); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 210 S Grand Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  5. Ron Gutmark, MDOphthalmology Physician1609189893
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $36.21

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.

  1. Richard Forgey$36.21
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Richard L Forgey Lori L Matsuno PartnershipGlendora, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Leon Forgey among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Richard Leon Forgey, 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
  • Graduated1987 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 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).

12 optometrist records list a practice address in Glendora

They are 12 of the 921 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendora, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Cairnie, O.D.Glendora, CA 917411205205408
  2. David Carlton, O.D.Glendora, CA 917411154342566
  3. Sierra Lo, ODGlendora, CA 917411730972571
  4. Lori Matsuno, O.D.Glendora, CA 917411770656357
  5. George Takeda, O.D.Glendora, CA 917411730302548
  6. Eric Bettelheim, O.D.Glendora, CA 917401144248766
  7. Brooke Bonilla, ODGlendora, CA 917401902448954
  8. Randy Burt, ODGlendora, CA 917401114058930

Common questions

What is Richard Leon Forgey, O.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Leon Forgey, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760555361, issued on Nov 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Leon Forgey, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 S Grand Ave, Glendora, CA, 91741. Phone: (626) 857-0234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Leon Forgey, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number OPT8719T, 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.