NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ted Powers Griffin, OD

Optometrist · Laguna Niguel, CA

Ted Powers Griffin, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, California, and NPI 1629176730, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (California 6452T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629176730
Name
Ted Powers Griffin
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
6452T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30030 Town Center Dr, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone
(949) 495-3031
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 19, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060315000367); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 1978
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 30030 Town Center Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rose Marie Davis, AU.D.Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1750543187
  2. Stephen Griffin, ODOptometrist1467550384
  3. Beverly Miller, ODOptometrist1588636856
  4. Traci Paul, ODOptometrist1336248954

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.

  1. Ted Griffin59
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost20 claims
  2. Cyclosporine13 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: $300.08

10 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.

  1. Ted Griffin$300.08
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Total Vision PCSeal Beach, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ted Powers Griffin among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Ted Powers Griffin, OD 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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).

20 optometrist records list a practice address in Laguna Niguel

They are 20 of the 885 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sherri Azimi, O.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771265589329
  2. Stephen Griffin, ODLaguna Niguel, CA 926771467550384
  3. James Henslick, ODLaguna Niguel, CA 926771437214632
  4. Eric Kawata, O.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771689708778
  5. Edyta Klimek, O.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771932196227
  6. Marc Lenzen, O. DLaguna Niguel, CA 926771235252354
  7. Beverly Miller, ODLaguna Niguel, CA 926771588636856
  8. Joseph Mostow, O.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771902961519

Common questions

What is Ted Powers Griffin, OD's NPI number?

Ted Powers Griffin, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629176730, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ted Powers Griffin, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30030 Town Center Dr, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677. Phone: (949) 495-3031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ted Powers Griffin, OD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 6452T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ted Powers Griffin, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ted Powers Griffin, OD had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.