Dr. John A. Latham, MD

  • Modesto, CA
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1952359259PAC ID1759443476
Medicare services, 2024
1,827
Medicare patients, 2024
676
Part D claims, 2024
2,104
Publications
37
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1011 Sylvan Ave, Modesto, CA 95350
Practice phone
Call (209) 524-1211
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Primary practice

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

Modesto, California

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Dr. John A. Latham is an ophthalmologist in Modesto, California

Dr. Latham practices at Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Modesto, California.

Dr. Latham's NPI, 1952359259, was assigned on May 5, 2006. Dr. Latham graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1995. Dr. Latham holds California license A69309.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1759443476
NPI enumeration date
May 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(209) 524-1211
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. John A. Latham practices at Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Modesto, California

Dr. Latham's primary practice is Sutter Valley Medical Foundation, at 1011 Sylvan Ave, Modesto, CA 95350 in Stanislaus County. The practice phone is (209) 524-1211.

  • Sutter Valley Medical Foundation
    1011 Sylvan Ave, Modesto, CA 95350 · Stanislaus CountyPhone(209) 524-1211

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. John A. Latham is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Latham's primary practice is Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Modesto, California. Dr. Latham is also affiliated with Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is SGMF Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Latham to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John A. Latham's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Latham practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sutter Valley Medical FoundationAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. John A. Latham is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California

Ophthalmology is Dr. Latham's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Latham is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Latham's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Virginia and North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A69309 · 1999 to 2027 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Virginia license1997 to 2026
  • North Carolina license1995 to 1999

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Latham treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Latham

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2,621ophthalmologists in California
9ophthalmologists in Modesto

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. John A. Latham billed Medicare for 1,827 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,827 Medicare services from Dr. Latham across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 676 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $177,907 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,827
Medicare patients676
Paid by Medicare$177,907
Procedure codes12

Dr. Latham's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,4342024: 1,57410%
Surgery
2023: 2582024: 20720%
Imaging
2023: 332024: 4639%

Where Dr. Latham's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,67792%
  • In a facility1508%

Dr. Latham compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Latham
  • California median
Medicare services
1,827vs 1,07969% above
Medicare patients
676vs 42161% above
Part D claims
1,980vs 6183.2 times

Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Latham's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. John A. Latham treated 676 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 676 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Latham in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 285 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Latham's median patient age at 77, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 2024676
Average age76
Average risk score1.16
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. Latham's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Latham's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women41561%
  • Men26139%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Latham's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Diabetes43%
  5. Chronic kidney disease36%
  6. Ischemic heart disease25%
  7. Anxiety17%
  8. Atrial fibrillation16%

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Dr. Latham's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men35%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. John A. Latham wrote 2,104 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Latham wrote 2,104 Medicare Part D claims for 481 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,980 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $113,457 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,196 claims across 17 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,104
Drugs named by CMS18
Total drug cost$113,457
Part D patients481

Dr. Latham's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,406 claims67%
  • Brand-name698 claims33%

Dr. Latham's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Latham's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics4%90 of 2,104 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,1962024: 1,98010%

Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 17 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. John A. Latham ranks in the 86th percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare

Dr. Latham accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 228 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Latham, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Latham ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
86th percentile228 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. John A. Latham has 37 publications on record

Dmand AI links 37 papers to Dr. Latham, published from 2012 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Bacterial Proteins, Models, Molecular and S-Adenosylmethionine. Dr. Latham has published most often in Biochemistry.

Papers37
Years published2012 to 2024

Dr. Latham's papers by year, 2012 to 2024

Topics Dr. Latham writes about most

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Models, Molecular
  • S-Adenosylmethionine
  • Thiolester Hydrolases
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Acyl Coenzyme A
  • Amino Acid Sequence

Recent publications by Dr. Latham

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Dr. John A. Latham received $255 in industry payments from 2019 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Latham from 5 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $103.

General payments to Dr. Latham by program year, 2019 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Latham by kind, 2019 to 2023

$255in total
  • Food and beverage$20079%
  • Gifts$3714%
  • Education$187%

Companies that paid Dr. Latham the most, 2019 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. John A. Latham graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University

Dr. Latham graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolBrody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John A. Latham accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Latham is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Latham accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. John A. Latham's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. John A. Latham's NPI number?

Dr. John A. Latham's NPI number is 1952359259. It was assigned on May 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John A. Latham?

Dr. John A. Latham is an ophthalmologist in Modesto, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. John A. Latham practice?

Dr. Latham practices at 1011 Sylvan Ave, Modesto, CA 95350. Dr. Latham's primary practice is Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Modesto, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Latham to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. John A. Latham's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Latham is (209) 524-1211.

What is Dr. John A. Latham's medical license number?

Dr. Latham holds California license A69309, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. John A. Latham been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Latham in California (1999 to 2027), Virginia (1997 to 2026) and North Carolina (1995 to 1999).

Which hospitals is Dr. John A. Latham affiliated with?

Dr. Latham is affiliated with Memorial Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. John A. Latham part of?

Dr. Latham is linked to SGMF Radiology.

Does Dr. John A. Latham accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Latham billed Medicare for 1,827 services in 2024, and Dr. Latham accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. John A. Latham see?

CMS counts 676 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Latham in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. John A. Latham board certified?

Yes. Dr. Latham is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

What services does Dr. John A. Latham bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Latham's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92133) and eye exam or test (92012).

Where did Dr. John A. Latham go to medical school?

Dr. Latham graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. John A. Latham prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Latham's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Brimonidine Tartrate.

Has Dr. John A. Latham received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $255 in general payments to Dr. Latham from 5 companies from 2019 to 2023. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. John A. Latham been practicing?

Dr. Latham graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

Does Dr. John A. Latham do research?

Dmand AI links 37 publications to Dr. Latham, published from 2012 to 2024.

What insurance does Dr. John A. Latham accept?

Dr. Latham is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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