Ben C Palmer, O.D.

Primary specialty

OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X

License

13794 Issued in CA

Practice address

150 S Mary Ave Ste 4
Nipomo, CA 93444-7821

Phone

(805) 929-1982

Fax

(805) 929-5052

NPI assigned

Sep 28, 2009

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 4

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Optometry

Education

Pacific University - College of Optometry, 2009

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

88.48 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

76.97

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Ben Palmer, O.D. a Professional Optometric Corporation

  • Optometrist
  • Nipomo, CA
  • NPI 1346539095
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Nipomo Optometry Inc

  • Optometrist
  • Nipomo, CA
  • NPI 1538321724
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        "last_updated": "2025-01-28",
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• Optometrist in Nipomo, CA
• Providers in Nipomo, CA by specialty
• Optometrist in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 28, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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