NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William R. Freeman, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA

William R. Freeman, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1518983352, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (California G51579, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518983352
Name
William R. Freeman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
G51579 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(858) 534-6290
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 534-7985
Medicaid ID
00G515790 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101007001148); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1979
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 200 W Arbor Dr

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

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  4. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  5. Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

Verify William R. Freeman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

138 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. William Freeman138
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Dorzolamide-Timolol39 claims
  2. Ketorolac Tromethamine24 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate16 claims
  4. Difluprednate14 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: $541.75

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ellex, 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.

  1. William Freeman$541.75
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

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

William R. Freeman among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

William R. Freeman, 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stuart Brown, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031356376347
  2. David Campbell, MDSan Diego, CA 921031336176197
  3. Neil Choplin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031144205642
  4. Lawrence Cooper, MDSan Diego, CA 921031518939297
  5. Jonathan Crowston, M.D./PH.DSan Diego, CA 921031518992247
  6. Andrew Cu-Unjieng, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031164421400
  7. Russell Edwards, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031922003706
  8. Christopher Girkin, MDSan Diego, CA 921031891730073

Common questions

What is William R. Freeman, M.D.'s NPI number?

William R. Freeman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518983352, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William R. Freeman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (858) 534-6290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William R. Freeman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G51579, 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 William R. Freeman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William R. Freeman, M.D. had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William R. Freeman, 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.

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