Thomas Mark Hixson, OD
Optometrist · La Mesa, CA
Thomas Mark Hixson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1528072683, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (California 7490T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Mark Hixson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 7490T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8007 LA Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91941
- Phone
- (619) 466-5665
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 466-5688
- Medicaid ID
- SD00749009 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Mark Hixson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 7490TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis16 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: $275.86
5 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.
Thomas Mark Hixson among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Thomas Mark Hixson, 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 fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
23 optometrist records list a practice address in La Mesa
They are 23 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kusay Arabo, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919411346328531
- Phillip Levy, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919411528189115
- Ronald Watson, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919411932279379
- Caroline Cauchi, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919421831268903
- Gary Funk, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919421851301964
- Gregory Giles, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919421114931250
- David Kasanoff, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919421114093622
- David Newman, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919421508856378
Common questions
What is Thomas Mark Hixson, OD's NPI number?
Thomas Mark Hixson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528072683, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Mark Hixson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8007 LA Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA, 91941. Phone: (619) 466-5665. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Mark Hixson, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 7490T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Mark Hixson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Mark Hixson, OD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.