Ryan Garber
Optometrist · Salt Lake City, UT
Ryan Garber is an optometrist with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1811558554, issued on Jun 24, 2019. Check the license with the Utah board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Garber
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT-002463 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Foothill Dr Salt Lake City UT 84148, Salt Lake City, UT 84148
- Phone
- (801) 582-1565
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2019
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201109003246); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ryan Garber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Utah board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,247 Medicare Part D claims for 478 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost289 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate201 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate136 claims
- Timolol Maleate80 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol73 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth65 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $502.27
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, PCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan Garber among 470 optometrist records in Utah
Ryan Garber is one of 470 optometrist records with a practice address in Utah. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2008 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% 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 Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Utah
There are 470 optometrist records in Utah.
All 470 in Utah → Every provider in Salt Lake City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Noell Acord, ODSalt Lake City, UT 841481891361572
- John Brand, O.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841481184631475
- Brianna Dissler, ODSalt Lake City, UT 841481629965454
- Christine Lindberg, ODSalt Lake City, UT 841481962195149
- Wendy NguyenSalt Lake City, UT 841481679953400
- Ryan TerrySalt Lake City, UT 841481629420880
- Tyler Wyatt, O.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841481407260094
- Mark McKay, ODSalt Lake City, UT 841321528149317
Common questions
What is Ryan Garber's NPI number?
Ryan Garber's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811558554, issued on Jun 24, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Garber located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Foothill Dr Salt Lake City UT 84148, Salt Lake City, UT, 84148. Phone: (801) 582-1565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Garber's license?
Search the Utah board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ryan Garber prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan Garber had 1,247 Medicare Part D claims for 478 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ryan Garber's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.