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Optometrists who accept Medicare in Laguna Niguel, CA
CMS lists 12 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Laguna Niguel. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 8. 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 92677 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $142, of which you pay about $36; a follow-up visit $78, 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.
Joseph Ridenour, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 99.2/100Graduated 2020 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $826Jaclyn Charbonneau, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2025 · Southern California College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $337George Choueiry, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $183Elizabeth Hankins, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $109Robert V. Torney, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · International American University at Puerto Rico - School of OptometryMaleOther offices in Laguna Niguel: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $206Carlin C. Tran, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $788Carla Ursetta, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008 · Illinois College of Optometry at ChicagoFemaleAmy Vu, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $162Mary L. Demoss, OD
May accept assignmentGraduated 1988 · Southern California College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $147Eric J. Kawata, OD
May accept assignmentGraduated 1985 · Southern California College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $406Geneva U. Nguyen, OD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2024 · University of California - School of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $551Asuman A. Unal, OD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2007 · Pennsylvania College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $113
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.
Other specialists in Laguna Niguel
- Primary care doctors40
- Nurse practitioners13
- Cardiologists10
- Dermatologists17
- Orthopedic surgeons6
- Neurologists3
- Endocrinologists6
- Psychiatrists11
- Psychologists20
- Therapists and counselors26
- Physical therapists58
- Occupational therapists3
- Chiropractors9
- Gynecologists3
Other care in Laguna Niguel
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Nearby cities
- San Juan Capistrano5
- Aliso Viejo4
- Dana Point4
- Laguna Beach4
- Mission Viejo23
- Laguna Woods5
- Laguna Hills16
- San Clemente16
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).