Ruth L. Goldman, O.D.
Optometrist · Laguna Woods, CA
Ruth L. Goldman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Laguna Woods, California, and NPI 1003093188, issued on Jan 30, 2008. Check the license (California 8961, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth L. Goldman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 8961 CA
8961TPL CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24100 EL Toro RD, Laguna Woods, CA 92637
- Phone
- (949) 586-8980
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 586-0624
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110310000571); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 24100 EL Toro RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Goldman, O.D.Optometrist1770760852
- Janis Kurihara, O.D.Optometrist1326451600
Verify Ruth L. Goldman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 8961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $458.10
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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Michael Goldman O.d.incorporatedLaguna Woods, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth L. Goldman among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Ruth L. Goldman, 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 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Laguna Woods
They are 8 of the 185 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Woods, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Laguna Woods → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terra Barnes, D.OLaguna Woods, CA 926371295831303
- Michael Goldman, O.D.Laguna Woods, CA 926371770760852
- Evan Goldman, ODLaguna Woods, CA 926371154975738
- Ashkan Isfahani, ODLaguna Woods, CA 926371508596149
- Janis Kurihara, O.D.Laguna Woods, CA 926371326451600
- Neda Nilieh, ODLaguna Woods, CA 926371790492379
- Bruce Winters, ODLaguna Woods, CA 926371831484245
- Carmen Barnhardt, ODFullerton, CA 926311033212436
Common questions
What is Ruth L. Goldman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ruth L. Goldman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003093188, issued on Jan 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth L. Goldman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24100 EL Toro RD, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637. Phone: (949) 586-8980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth L. Goldman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 8961, 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.