Valerie Sondra Garden, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Santa Rosa, CA
Valerie Sondra Garden, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Santa Rosa, California, and NPI 1487785101, issued on Mar 7, 2007. Check the license (California A52403, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Sondra Garden
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A52403 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1140 Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
- Phone
- (707) 542-1225
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (707) 542-6503
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111213000277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Sondra Garden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A52403Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
804 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost190 claims
- Timolol Maleate88 claims
- Erythromycin71 claims
- Lumigan69 claims
- Moxifloxacin63 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate63 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 4.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $185.63
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. 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.
Valerie Sondra Garden among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Valerie Sondra Garden, 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 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Santa Rosa → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Feldman, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051699770396
- James Hunt, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051326010620
- Brien Seeley, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051972566842
- Grace Zhang, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954051679501670
- Robert Anderson, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954041801874144
- David Lightfoot, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954041649260696
- Dan Lightfoot, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954041023008075
- Jesse Rathbun, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954041114492162
Common questions
What is Valerie Sondra Garden, M.D.'s NPI number?
Valerie Sondra Garden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487785101, issued on Mar 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Sondra Garden, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405. Phone: (707) 542-1225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Sondra Garden, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A52403, 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 Valerie Sondra Garden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Sondra Garden, M.D. had 804 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valerie Sondra Garden, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 4.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.