Samuel Gawargi, O.D.
Optometrist · San Diego, CA
Samuel Gawargi, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1467834275, issued on Jun 29, 2015. Check the license (California 15240, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Gawargi
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 15240 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4353 LA Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92122
- Phone
- (201) 935-3041
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160628003151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel Gawargi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 15240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
405 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine142 claims
- Latanoprost137 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth27 claims
- Fluorometholone21 claims
- Erythromycin18 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel Gawargi among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Samuel Gawargi, 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 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · 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).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lori Bende, O.D.San Diego, CA 921221003944968
- Amanda Dexter, O.D.San Diego, CA 921221407168768
- Lauren Fereday, OD, MSSan Diego, CA 921221063936946
- Lisa Galstian, O.D.San Diego, CA 921221003956731
- John Gartner, O.D.San Diego, CA 921221568502615
- David Geffen, O.D.San Diego, CA 921221164503678
- Wendy Jones, O.D.San Diego, CA 921221891178208
- Dale Kimball, O.D.San Diego, CA 921221841355500
Common questions
What is Samuel Gawargi, O.D.'s NPI number?
Samuel Gawargi, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467834275, issued on Jun 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Gawargi, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4353 LA Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92122. Phone: (201) 935-3041. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Gawargi, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 15240, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samuel Gawargi, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Gawargi, O.D. had 405 Medicare Part D claims for 116 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.