NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert L. Jones, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Newport Beach, CA

Robert L. Jones, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1891716569, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (California G51540, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891716569
Name
Robert L. Jones
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
G51540 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1401 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone
(949) 644-0239
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 644-0461
Medicaid ID
00G51540 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101130000427); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1982
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,321 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.

  1. Robert Jones1,321
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Lumigan158 claims
  2. Latanoprost149 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate106 claims
  4. Vyzulta101 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol100 claims
  6. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone96 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $29.18

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Jones$29.18
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

Robert L. Jones among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Robert L. Jones, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Larisa Canter, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601265506067
  2. W Cies, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601922041904
  3. Lisa Garbutt, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601083755060
  4. Arlene Gwon, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601114090537
  5. Shahem Kawji, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601326059387
  6. Michael Kermani, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601013010685
  7. Katerina Kurteeva, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601306989017
  8. Leonid Lerner, M.D., PH.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601396798484

Common questions

What is Robert L. Jones, MD's NPI number?

Robert L. Jones, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891716569, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert L. Jones, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 644-0239. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert L. Jones, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G51540, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert L. Jones, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert L. Jones, MD had 1,321 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert L. Jones, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.