NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Alan Ring, O.D.

Optometrist · Oceanside, CA

Robert Alan Ring, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Oceanside, California, and NPI 1336228840, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (California 6781TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336228840
Name
Robert Alan Ring
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
6781TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3998 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056
Phone
(760) 726-9383
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 726-9897
Medicaid ID
SD0067810 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Robert Ring25
  2. Specialty average277

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: $215.33

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.

  1. Robert Ring$215.33
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

Robert Alan Ring among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Robert Alan Ring, 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 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).

Optometrist providers in California

There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashley Butler, O.D.Oceanside, CA 920561386932374
  2. Rodney Johnson, O.D.Oceanside, CA 920561669529764
  3. Michael Long, O.D.Oceanside, CA 920561275653560
  4. Donald Pearcy, O.D.Oceanside, CA 920561730260894
  5. David Sherman, O.D.Oceanside, CA 920561992844062
  6. Caroline Tran, ODOceanside, CA 920561427621168
  7. George Bradford, ODOceanside, CA 920571063800209
  8. Megan Clausen, ODCamp Pendleton, CA 920551396722922

Common questions

What is Robert Alan Ring, O.D.'s NPI number?

Robert Alan Ring, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336228840, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Alan Ring, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3998 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA, 92056. Phone: (760) 726-9383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Alan Ring, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 6781TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Robert Alan Ring, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Alan Ring, O.D. had 25 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.