Rita Ghali, OD
Optometrist · Bakersfield, CA
Rita Ghali, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1366316614, issued on Sep 30, 2025. Check the license (California 36131, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rita Ghali
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 36131 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13311 Hinault Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93314
- Phone
- (661) 496-8196
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2025
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260112002104); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Western Un Of Hlth Sciences, Col Of Podiatric Med, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rita Ghali in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 36131Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sandeep S Walia, MD, A Professional Medical CorporationBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rita Ghali among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Rita Ghali, OD 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 2025, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2025 · 96% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2025 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Cheung, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933141639464555
- Robert Smith, ODBakersfield, CA 933141417073784
- James Ardis, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933131548540867
- Alice Chalongwongse, ODBakersfield, CA 933131841967858
- Margarita Huezo, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933131962836049
- Lynn Parrish, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933131487711594
- Hernake Takhar, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933131033365796
- Gagandeep ThindBakersfield, CA 933131417656588
Common questions
What is Rita Ghali, OD's NPI number?
Rita Ghali, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366316614, issued on Sep 30, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rita Ghali, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13311 Hinault Dr, Bakersfield, CA, 93314. Phone: (661) 496-8196. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rita Ghali, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 36131, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.