NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Randolph Hill, O.D.

Optometrist · Seal Beach, CA

William Randolph Hill, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Seal Beach, California, and NPI 1568539146, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California 8176T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568539146
Name
William Randolph Hill
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
8176T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1190 Pacific Coast Hwy, Seal Beach, CA 90740
Phone
(562) 431-2031
Enumerated
Nov 29, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 594-0479
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120309000590); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 1984
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 1190 Pacific Coast Hwy

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

  1. Scott Nelsen, O.D.Optometrist1841367323

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

62 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 68% of claims.

  1. William Hill62
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost31 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: $104.83

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. William Hill$104.83
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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. Total Vision PCSeal Beach, CA

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

William Randolph Hill among 8,308 optometrist records in California

William Randolph Hill, 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
  • Graduated1984 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • 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).

7 optometrist records list a practice address in Seal Beach

They are 7 of the 394 NPPES records with a practice address in Seal Beach, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sara Choi, ODSeal Beach, CA 907401942795117
  2. Michael Fanarof, O.D.Seal Beach, CA 907401487872008
  3. Edward Gass, ODSeal Beach, CA 907401568787224
  4. Misty Mello, ODSeal Beach, CA 907401477391605
  5. Scott Nelsen, O.D.Seal Beach, CA 907401841367323
  6. Jill Smittle, ODSeal Beach, CA 907401053472407
  7. Emilie Endow, ODWilmington, CA 907441427610443
  8. Tariq Khraishi, O.D.Wilmington, CA 907441205878634

Common questions

What is William Randolph Hill, O.D.'s NPI number?

William Randolph Hill, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568539146, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Randolph Hill, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1190 Pacific Coast Hwy, Seal Beach, CA, 90740. Phone: (562) 431-2031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Randolph Hill, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 8176T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William Randolph Hill, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Randolph Hill, O.D. had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 27 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.