Rudolph Garcia Alanis, O.D.
Optometrist · Palm Desert, CA
Rudolph Garcia Alanis, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1770612699, issued on Mar 5, 2007. Check the license (California OPT12788TPL, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rudolph Garcia Alanis
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT12788TPL CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 469-5195
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2025
- Fax
- (760) 779-0801
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081222000343); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rudolph Garcia Alanis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT12788TPLCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost14 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $95.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Ramin Tayani MD IncBrea, CA
- Retina Institute OF California Medical Group, A California Medical ParPalm Desert, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rudolph Garcia Alanis among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Rudolph Garcia Alanis, 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 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · 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).
21 optometrist records list a practice address in Palm Desert
They are 21 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Don Adkins, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601740264183
- Charles Baus, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601215911565
- Jonathan Dizon, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601629578836
- Christel Filippelli, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601912062894
- Serena Ho, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601790835585
- Jack Lebby, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601639159874
- VI Nguyen, ODPalm Desert, CA 922601164875571
- Larry Otwell, ODPalm Desert, CA 922601750487898
Common questions
What is Rudolph Garcia Alanis, O.D.'s NPI number?
Rudolph Garcia Alanis, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770612699, issued on Mar 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rudolph Garcia Alanis, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 469-5195. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rudolph Garcia Alanis, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT12788TPL, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rudolph Garcia Alanis, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rudolph Garcia Alanis, O.D. had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; 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.