NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruby L. Bello, O.D.

Optometrist · San Diego, CA

Ruby L. Bello, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1992898944, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (California 12541T, 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
1992898944
Name
Ruby L. Bello
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
12541T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3815 3RD Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(858) 793-0566
Enumerated
Oct 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $330.74

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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. Ruby Bello$330.74
  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.

Ruby L. Bello among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Ruby L. Bello, 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 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 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. Andrea Barnhart, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031114957180
  2. Sara Julazadeh, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031952592768
  3. Michael Kling, ODSan Diego, CA 921031235214479
  4. Gary Krueger, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031770627069
  5. John Kulischak, ODSan Diego, CA 921031740205236
  6. Anne Lam, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031174550768
  7. Steven Larsen, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031629194782
  8. Joyce Medina, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031700937299

Common questions

What is Ruby L. Bello, O.D.'s NPI number?

Ruby L. Bello, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992898944, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruby L. Bello, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3815 3RD Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (858) 793-0566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruby L. Bello, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 12541T, 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.