Richard Lee Silver, O.D.
NPI 1609851302ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Santa Monica, CA
Optometrist (O.D.) in Santa Monica, California, trained at Pennsylvania College of Optometry (class of 1979). In 2024 Medicare paid $107,579 for 825 patients, and Part D covered 427 of their prescriptions, 52% of them generic. Coopervision Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $98.90 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1609851302 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | O.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 14, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 17, 2011 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | OPT6805TPA | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 825 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,608 across 20 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $107,579 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 427 · 610 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 183 |
| Total drug cost | $71,015 |
| Generic share | 52% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Pennsylvania College of Optometry |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1979 |
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical groups
- Richard L Silver Od PC Stacey Sumnerprofessional Visioncare AssociatesSherman Oaks, CA · 3 clinicians
- Silver Od PC and Taketa Od PC A Partnership of Opt CorpSanta Monica, CA · 3 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$98.90 · 4 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$206.32 · 8 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Coopervision Inc. | $30.94 | 1 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $29.38 | 1 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $19.91 | 1 |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $18.67 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$98.90 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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