Richard Tom, O.D.
Optometrist · San Jose, CA
Richard Tom, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1851352983, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (California 9372T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Tom
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 9372T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 874C Blossom Hill RD, San Jose, CA 95123
- Phone
- (408) 226-8666
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (408) 226-2382
- Medicaid ID
- SD0093720 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101021000341); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 874C Blossom Hill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Judy Tom, O.D.Optometrist1396706644
Verify Richard Tom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 9372TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis17 claims
- Cyclosporine15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $122.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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 one group practice
- County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Tom among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Richard Tom, 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
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
207 optometrist records list a practice address in San Jose
They are 207 of the 20,925 NPPES records with a practice address in San Jose, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard Tom, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Tom, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851352983, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Tom, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 874C Blossom Hill RD, San Jose, CA, 95123. Phone: (408) 226-8666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Tom, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 9372T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Tom, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Tom, O.D. had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Tom, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.