Ruben C. Sanchez, OD
Optometrist · Billings, MT
Ruben C. Sanchez, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1750342119, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (Montana 382, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruben C. Sanchez
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 382 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1445 Avenue B, Billings, MT 59102
- Phone
- (406) 259-2567
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 259-9858
- Medicaid ID
- 0482953 MT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040330000595); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1445 Avenue B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Debra BrownClinical Social Worker1629858881
- Kerry Sanchez, ODOptometrist1932169984
Verify Ruben C. Sanchez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost22 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.
Ruben C. Sanchez among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Ruben C. Sanchez, OD is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 optometrist records list a practice address in Billings
They are 44 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Bauer, O.D.Billings, MT 591021407807068
- Kevin Biegel, O.D.Billings, MT 591021427108836
- Robyn Clausen, ODBillings, MT 591021427046713
- Robert Currence, O.D.Billings, MT 591021275516742
- Tom Felstet, ODBillings, MT 591021992727903
- Robert Gaskill, O.D.Billings, MT 591021366468068
- Amanda Haber, O.D.Billings, MT 591021750349049
- Robert Kautz, O.D.Billings, MT 591021568432334
Common questions
What is Ruben C. Sanchez, OD's NPI number?
Ruben C. Sanchez, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750342119, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruben C. Sanchez, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1445 Avenue B, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 259-2567. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruben C. Sanchez, OD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 382, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruben C. Sanchez, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruben C. Sanchez, OD had 34 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.