Richard Kenneth Simonds, O.D.
Optometrist · Hemet, CA
Richard Kenneth Simonds, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hemet, California, and NPI 1710988027, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (California OPT9091TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Kenneth Simonds
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT9091TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 W Florida Ave, Hemet, CA 92545
- Phone
- (951) 652-3072
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (951) 766-4244
- Medicaid ID
- SD0090912 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3601 W Florida Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Allan Milew, O.D.Optometrist1619028107
Verify Richard Kenneth Simonds in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT9091TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $164.20
5 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Richard Kenneth Simonds among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Richard Kenneth Simonds, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
18 optometrist records list a practice address in Hemet
They are 18 of the 1,678 NPPES records with a practice address in Hemet, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Archibald, O.D.Hemet, CA 925451902893357
- Brooke Coleman, O.D.Hemet, CA 925451700040748
- Brett Larson, O.D.Hemet, CA 925451316175607
- David McCleary, ODHemet, CA 925451891775326
- Allan Milew, O.D.Hemet, CA 925451619028107
- Kaitlynn PhungHemet, CA 925451154215705
- Laura Quach, O.D.Hemet, CA 925451245483874
- Kevin Lane, O.D.Hemet, CA 925441548210453
Common questions
What is Richard Kenneth Simonds, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Kenneth Simonds, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710988027, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Kenneth Simonds, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 W Florida Ave, Hemet, CA, 92545. Phone: (951) 652-3072. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Kenneth Simonds, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT9091TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Kenneth Simonds, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Kenneth Simonds, O.D. had 14 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.