Ruth Lipson, O.D.
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Studio City, CA
Ruth Lipson, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Studio City, California, and NPI 1285771956, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (California 8913T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Lipson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
- License number
- 8913T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11996 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
- Phone
- (818) 763-1875
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 505-0165
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Lipson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 8913TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 69% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis22 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: $83.41
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 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.
Ruth Lipson among 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records in California
Ruth Lipson, O.D. is one of 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in California. 62% 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 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 32% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in California
There are 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records in California.
All 161 in California → Every provider in Studio City → Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Milton Hom, O.D., F.A.A.O.Azusa, CA 917021326158478
- I-Jai Shih, O.D.Rowland Heights, CA 917481447322581
- Khan Lau, O.D.Ontario, CA 917621730229345
- Yue Zhou, ODDiamond Bar, CA 917651619620390
- Vincent Hsu, O.D.West Covina, CA 917911033152624
- Paul Woo, O.D.Alhambra, CA 918011134198930
- Lilia BabakhanStevenson Ranch, CA 913811033636766
- Richard Eisenberg, O.D.Woodland Hills, CA 913641295823565
Common questions
What is Ruth Lipson, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ruth Lipson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285771956, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Lipson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11996 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA, 91604. Phone: (818) 763-1875. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Lipson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 8913T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruth Lipson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Lipson, O.D. had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.