NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard L. Palma

Optician · Miami, FL

Richard L. Palma is an optician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1700981578, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (Florida OD1440, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700981578
Name
Richard L. Palma
Primary taxonomy
Optician 156FX1800X
License number
OD1440 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7901 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33138
Phone
(305) 754-5144
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(305) 754-3694
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7901 Biscayne Blvd

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

  1. Stephen Venokur, ODOptometrist1003922683

Verify Richard L. Palma in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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: $70.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was NeuroLogica Corporation, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The 50 providers of this specialty with any payment received $88.27 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Palma$70.00
  2. Specialty average$88.27

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Richard L. Palma among 654 optician records in Florida

Richard L. Palma is one of 654 optician records with a practice address in Florida. 2% 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 2% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 156FX1800X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optician providers in Florida

There are 654 optician records in Florida.

The 8 optician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elias Cimbler, L.D.OMiami Beach, FL 331391336263243
  2. Alejandro Delgado, DOMiami, FL 331361982263158
  3. Geoffrey Hullman, OPTICIANMiami Beach, FL 331401720072283
  4. Sonia BarrientosMiami Beach, FL 331411477744001
  5. Lourdes Corzo, OPTICIANMiami, FL 331351295749182
  6. Frank Cossio, LDOMiami, FL 331351376155598
  7. Rosa FernandezMiami, FL 331351851494058
  8. Caleb Rojas, OPTICIANMiami, FL 331351508889072

Common questions

What is Richard L. Palma's NPI number?

Richard L. Palma's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700981578, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard L. Palma located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33138. Phone: (305) 754-5144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard L. Palma's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number OD1440, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.