Richard J. Michelsen, O.D.
Optometrist · Berkeley, CA
Richard J. Michelsen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1417104670, issued on Aug 19, 2008. Check the license (California 13574, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard J. Michelsen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 13574 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2999 Regent Street, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Phone
- (510) 548-6630
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 548-9765
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100605000036); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 8,308 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2999 Regent Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dorit Bar-Din, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1538253208
- Christine Brozowski, MDFamily Medicine Physician1376696120
- Marcia Charles-Mo, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1710071154
- Juliana Damon, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1851484562
- Tracy Evans-Ramsey, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1811081508
- Sarah Handelsman, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1578657045
Verify Richard J. Michelsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 13574Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost16 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: $566.50
10 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 2 group practices
- Accuvision Eyecare OptometryLivermore, CA
- Foresight Eyecare OptometryConcord, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard J. Michelsen among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Richard J. Michelsen, 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 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
126 optometrist records list a practice address in Berkeley
They are 126 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Berkeley → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Cabero, ODBerkeley, CA 947051235858473
- Salwa Saleh, ODBerkeley, CA 947051295407898
- Sara Abboud, ODAlbany, CA 947061649052846
- Michael AoyamaAlbany, CA 947061518360528
- Tracy Ashlock, ODAlbany, CA 947061619011863
- Annie Chang, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947041013229228
- Ruth Chen, O.D.Albany, CA 947061194862250
- Hitomi Ezumi, ODAlbany, CA 947061447692462
Common questions
What is Richard J. Michelsen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard J. Michelsen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417104670, issued on Aug 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard J. Michelsen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2999 Regent Street, Berkeley, CA, 94705. Phone: (510) 548-6630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard J. Michelsen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 13574, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard J. Michelsen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard J. Michelsen, O.D. had 27 Medicare Part D claims; 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.