Wallace Franklin Goldban, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Wallace Franklin Goldban, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1780872671, issued on Oct 4, 2007. Check the license (California G077969, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wallace Franklin Goldban
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G077969 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1180 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste W100, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 320-8497
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2025
- Fax
- (760) 320-5444
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091228000447); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wallace Franklin Goldban in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G077969Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,894 Medicare Part D claims for 1,189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Xiidra582 claims
- Latanoprost492 claims
- Cyclosporine436 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate398 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth370 claims
- Azelastine Hcl333 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,336.84
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Desert Elite Eye Group IncPalm Springs, CA
- Desert Ophthalmology Medical CorporationPalm Desert, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wallace Franklin Goldban among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Wallace Franklin Goldban, 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
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Palm Springs → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sanjeev Grewal, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621972573103
- Robert Guss, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621457445553
- Virginia Klair, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621881644003
- David Leaming, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621699869735
- Michael Rosco, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621205332624
- Anthony Anderson, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601528116449
- James Belville, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601477524239
- Rebecca Chait, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601588083547
Common questions
What is Wallace Franklin Goldban, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wallace Franklin Goldban, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780872671, issued on Oct 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wallace Franklin Goldban, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1180 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste W100, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 320-8497. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wallace Franklin Goldban, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G077969, 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 Wallace Franklin Goldban, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wallace Franklin Goldban, M.D. had 5,894 Medicare Part D claims for 1,189 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wallace Franklin Goldban, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.