Thurman E. Wood, O.D.
Optometrist · Bakersfield, CA
Thurman E. Wood, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1508885245, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (California 9498T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thurman E. Wood
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 9498T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4819 Calloway Dr Ste 101, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Phone
- (661) 325-7739
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 325-2731
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101019000959); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thurman E. Wood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 9498TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost24 claims
- Tafluprost12 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: $171.52
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lkc Technologies, 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.
Thurman E. Wood among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Thurman E. Wood, 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 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
- Graduated1990 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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
- Michelle Kim, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121255660825
- Bruce Laverty, ODBakersfield, CA 933121588706881
- Andrew McCan, ODBakersfield, CA 933121558084541
- Rakesh Momi, ODBakersfield, CA 933121578392585
- Eileen Ng, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121114156684
- Son Nguyen, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121548212426
- Cheree Wilhelmsen, ODBakersfield, CA 933121659489102
- James Ardis, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933131548540867
Common questions
What is Thurman E. Wood, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thurman E. Wood, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508885245, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thurman E. Wood, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4819 Calloway Dr Ste 101, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 325-7739. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thurman E. Wood, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 9498T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thurman E. Wood, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thurman E. Wood, O.D. had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.