Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk, O.D.
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist · Jackson, CA
Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk, O.D. is a low vision rehabilitation optometrist with a practice address in Jackson, California, and NPI 1316917479, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (California 12013T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist 152WL0500X
- License number
- 12013T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 817 Court St, Jackson, CA 95642
- Phone
- (209) 223-2020
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 223-2046
- Medicaid ID
- SD0120130 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091020000160); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 817 Court St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Bruce, DODermatology Physician1164466041
- Steven Fronk, O.D.Optometrist1417927161
- Duane Gibson, O.D.Optometrist1083609101
- Jerry Jolley, O.D.Optometrist1841261187
- Karen Pantazis, MDPain Medicine Physician1770661423
Verify Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 12013TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average low vision rehabilitation optometrist in 2024
962 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 268 among the 86 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost329 claims
- Timolol Maleate132 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate129 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate61 claims
- Cyclosporine31 claims
- Miebo26 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): 83.5 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: $37.54
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, Inc. The 86 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,112.70 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
- Sierra Eyecare AssociatesValley Springs, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist providers in California
There are 53 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in California.
Other low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in California
- Donald Apodaca, O.D.Santa Ana, CA1831275916
- Briza Brooks, ODPomona, CA1790489896
- Janet Caddell, O.D.Santa Rosa, CA1700876760
- Tiffany Chan, O.D.Grass Valley, CA1528374246
- Andy Chen, O.D.Long Beach, CA1518348432
- Selma Chin, O.D.Palo Alto, CA1750465944
- David Chiu, O.D.Hayward, CA1609889260
- Reema Chokshi, O.D.Loma Linda, CA1558777508
- Esther Chung, O.D.Glendale, CA1356598288
- Robert Coleman, O.D.Oakland, CA1235280884
Common questions
What is Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316917479, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 817 Court St, Jackson, CA, 95642. Phone: (209) 223-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 12013T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk, O.D. had 962 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries; the average among low vision rehabilitation optometrist prescribers was 268. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Harvey Vanbuskirk, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.