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Optometrists who accept Medicare in Hemet, CA
CMS lists 11 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Hemet. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 11. Offer telehealth: 0.
Original Medicare doesn't cover routine eye exams for glasses or contact lenses; it covers eye care for medical conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic eye disease.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 92544 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $136, of which you pay about $34; a follow-up visit $74, of which you pay about $19 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
John D. Archibald, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 90.5/100Graduated 2001 · Southern California College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $528David S. McCleary, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 90.5/100Graduated 1999 · Southern California College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $517John J. McDiarmid, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 90.5/100Graduated 1990 · Southern College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $632Puneh Baha, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $62Markus Buri, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1986MaleAlisa C. Chuang, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2024FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $51Brian N. Higa, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993 · University of California - School of OptometryMaleOther offices in Hemet: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $104Kevin Lane, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · New England College of OptometryMaleOther offices in Hemet: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $26Steven J. Simpson, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989 · Indiana University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $31Jessica M. Tadros, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · Southern California College of OptometryFemaleOther offices in Hemet: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $409Matthew R. Ulibarri, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009 · International American University at Puerto Rico - School of OptometryMaleOther offices in Hemet: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $947
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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- Orthopedic surgeons8
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- Ophthalmologists15
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- Nephrologists3
- Oncologists6
- Psychologists3
- Therapists and counselors10
- Physical therapists44
- Occupational therapists3
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).