Suzanne P. Handler, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA
Suzanne P. Handler, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1851307797, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (California A69070, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suzanne P. Handler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A69070 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3969 4TH Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 356-2843
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 291-0049
- Medicaid ID
- 00A690700 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061101000510); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Suzanne P. Handler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A69070Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,330 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost293 claims
- Moxifloxacin167 claims
- Lumigan84 claims
- Xiidra83 claims
- Timolol Maleate67 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol65 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: $2,427.70
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Suzanne P. Handler among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Suzanne P. Handler, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Christopher Girkin, MDSan Diego, CA 921031891730073
Common questions
What is Suzanne P. Handler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Suzanne P. Handler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851307797, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suzanne P. Handler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3969 4TH Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 356-2843. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suzanne P. Handler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A69070, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Suzanne P. Handler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suzanne P. Handler, M.D. had 1,330 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.