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Gary M Gold, OD

Optometry · Sunnyvale

NPI 1316996150

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Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
8
3 carriers
Office
1

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1 location · Dr Gary Gold and Associates Optometry · 7 clinicians in this group

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Plans that list them

8 plans · 3 carriers

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8 of 8 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026
Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026
Anthem Prime (HMO-POS)Anthem Blue Cross Partnership PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListed, may be out of dateSep 15, 2025
Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A6234 · Cancelled

Licence status: Cancelled · since 1933 · University of Cartagena Division of Health Sciences.

License has been voluntarily canceled, or the license has been expired for at least five years and has not been renewed. No practice is permitted.

Matched on the licence number without its letter prefix; check the name before relying on it.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Original Medicare doctor bills

$5,393

Medicare paid this office $5,393 for 39 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Established patient complete exam of visual system25$2,170$83
Photography of the retina23$758$30

Who their Medicare patients are

39 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 51% · Health risk score 0.52. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical optometry clinician is at 0.97.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 67%.

The office billed $10,560, Medicare allowed $8,534 and paid $5,393; for 82 services of 12 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20243982740.52$10,560$5,393
202360101730.60$13,414$7,316
202257112740.60$13,618$7,429
20214171720.70$9,627$3,679
202077119740.66$16,857$8,715
201962100740.53$14,330$6,896
20183144730.68$6,468$3,152
20174869720.79$9,803$5,666
20166696740.71$13,438$7,400
201580155740.80$20,143$10,826
201482144740.74$19,458$11,486
201370146750.78$19,069$10,750

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Established patient complete exam of visual system38$3,759$96
Photography of the retina30$892$29

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Established patient complete exam of visual system35$3,484$97
Photography of the retina30$947$31

2021: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Established patient complete exam of visual system27$1,817$65

2020: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Established patient complete exam of visual system46$4,669$97
Photography of the retina15$686$43
Imaging of retina12$454$38
Imaging of optic nerve11$292$27

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Established patient complete exam of visual system35$2,686$75
Photography of the retina14$544$39

2018: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Established patient complete exam of visual system22$2,092$87

2017: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Established patient complete exam of visual system38$3,669$97

2016: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Established patient complete exam of visual system47$4,537$93

2015: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Established patient complete exam of visual system57$4,882$83
Photography of the retina17$1,318$78
Return visit (30+ min)11$1,292$92
New patient complete exam of visual system13$1,173$90
Short return visit (20+ min)11$691$49
Imaging of optic nerve11$470$39

2014: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Established patient complete exam of visual system51$4,659$90
Photography of the retina24$1,831$76
New patient complete exam of visual system15$1,500$100
Return visit (30+ min)14$1,354$90

2013: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Established patient complete exam of visual system49$4,497$88
Return visit (30+ min)11$1,298$87
Photography of the retina18$1,254$70
Imaging of optic nerve11$490$41

Money from drug and device companies

$48 in 2024

Industry payments by year
202422None$48
202329None$262
202245None$249
2021310None$1,393
202068None$141
201968None$423

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Sight SciencesTearcare System$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Tearcare System · 2024-08-29 · $25
Alcon VisionTotal30$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Total30 · 2024-03-20 · $23
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
Sight SciencesMeals · 2024-08-29Tearcare System$25
Alcon VisionMeals · 2024-03-20Total30$23
See earlier years (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2023: $262

Payments by company in 2023
CooperVisionMyday Contact Lens$197
6 payments
  • Meals for Myday Contact Lens · 2023-11-03 · $135
  • Meals for Myday Contact Lens · 2023-08-31 · $6
  • Meals for Myday Contact Lens · 2023-06-19 · $7
  • Meals for Myday Contact Lens · 2023-03-27 · $4
  • Meals for Myday Contact Lens · 2023-03-27 · $16
  • Meals for Myday Contact Lens · 2023-02-16 · $29
Alcon VisionDailies$65
3 payments
  • Meals for Dailies Total1 · 2023-08-24 · $23
  • Meals for Dailies · 2023-04-10 · $19
  • Meals for Dailies · 2023-03-09 · $23

2022: $249

Payments by company in 2022
Johnson & Johnson Vision CareAcuvue$176
2 payments
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2022-11-17 · $149
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2022-03-09 · $27
Oyster Point PharmaTyrvaya$31
1 payment
  • Meals for Tyrvaya · 2022-06-28 · $31
Sight SciencesTearcare Smartlid$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Tearcare Smartlid · 2022-04-20 · $25
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesCequa$17
1 payment
  • Meals for Cequa · 2022-08-02 · $17

2021: $1,393

Payments by company in 2021
Alcon VisionAir Optix$1,336
7 payments
  • Meals for Total30 · 2021-11-18 · $11
  • Travel for Dailies · 2021-06-17 · $624
  • Travel for Air Optix · 2021-06-17 · $199
  • Travel for Air Optix · 2021-06-17 · $188
  • Meals for Air Optix · 2021-06-17 · $280
  • Meals for Precision 1 · 2021-04-07 · $12
  • Meals for Ilux · 2021-01-13 · $23
Johnson & Johnson Vision CareAcuvue$35
2 payments
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2021-10-27 · $21
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2021-03-10 · $14
CooperVisionMultiple Brands Contact Lens$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Multiple Brands Contact Lens · 2021-05-19 · $21

2020: $141

Payments by company in 2020
CooperVisionParagon Crt$32
2 payments
  • Meals for Multiple Brands Contact Lens · 2020-10-15 · $12
  • Meals for Paragon Crt · 2020-10-15 · $21
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesCequa$30
2 payments
  • Meals for Cequa · 2020-02-06 · $18
  • Meals for Cequa · 2020-02-05 · $12
Bausch & Lomb a division of Bausch Health USBiotrue$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Biotrue · 2020-10-07 · $21
Johnson & Johnson Vision CareAcuvue$20
1 payment
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2020-11-18 · $20
Carl Zeiss Meditec AGNone Specified$19
1 payment
  • Gift for None Specified · 2020-05-08 · $19
Carl Zeiss MeditecNone Specified$17
1 payment
  • Gift for None Specified · 2020-05-07 · $17

2019: $423

Payments by company in 2019
MacuLogixAdaptdx$185
1 payment
  • Meals for Adaptdx · 2019-09-14 · $185
Sight SciencesTearcare$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Tearcare · 2019-12-17 · $125
Alcon VisionDailies$61
3 payments
  • Meals for Dailies · 2019-11-06 · $16
  • Meals for Dailies · 2019-06-06 · $23
  • Meals for Dailies · 2019-04-17 · $22
Bausch & Lomb a division of Bausch Health USUltra$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Ultra · 2019-08-20 · $25
Johnson & Johnson Vision CareAcuvue$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2019-02-13 · $19
ABB Con-Cise Optical GroupContact Lens$8
1 payment
  • Meals for Contact Lens · 2019-08-29 · $8

Professional record

NPI
1316996150
Licence
CA 6234California A6234: Cancelled
Trained
University of California - School of Optometry, 1977
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 152W00000X (152W00000X); Federal specialty code 152WC0802X (152WC0802X)
Mailing address
130 S Sunnyvale Ave, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086
NPI first listed
2006-05-09
NPI last updated
2023-03-07

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.