Dr. Terrence S. Spencer, MD

  • Paradise, CA
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1538124292PAC ID8325080336
Medicare services, 2024
669
Medicare patients, 2024
265
Part D claims, 2024
293
Publications
18
Clinical trials
2
Practice address
5889 Clark Rd, Paradise, CA 95969
Practice phone
Call (530) 891-1900
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Primary practice

Ridge Eye Care Inc

Paradise, California

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Dr. Terrence S. Spencer is an ophthalmologist in Paradise, California

Dr. Spencer practices at Ridge Eye Care Inc in Paradise, California.

Dr. Spencer's NPI, 1538124292, was assigned on April 18, 2006. Dr. Spencer graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Spencer holds California license C171076.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8325080336
NPI enumeration date
April 18, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(530) 891-1900
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

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

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer practices at Ridge Eye Care Inc in Paradise, California

Dr. Spencer's primary practice is Ridge Eye Care Inc, at 5889 Clark Rd, Paradise, CA 95969 in Butte County. The practice phone is (530) 891-1900.

  • Ridge Eye Care Inc
    5889 Clark Rd, Paradise, CA 95969 · Butte CountyPhone(530) 891-1900

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

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Spencer's primary practice is Ridge Eye Care Inc in Paradise, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spencer to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each 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. Terrence S. Spencer's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ridge Eye Care IncAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Terrence S. Spencer is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California

Ophthalmology is Dr. Spencer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Spencer is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Spencer's licenses on file in 7 states: California, South Dakota, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense C171076 · 2020 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • South Dakota licenseSince 2021
  • Utah license2002 to 2026
  • Nevada license2020 to 2023
  • Colorado license2005 to 2021
  • Nebraska license2010 to 2021
  • Wyoming license2010 to 2020

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, dry eye, glaucoma and secondary membranaous cataract surgery among the conditions Dr. Spencer treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Spencer

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

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer billed Medicare for 669 services in 2024

CMS data shows 669 Medicare services from Dr. Spencer across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 265 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,648 for them.

Medicare services, 2024669
Medicare patients265
Paid by Medicare$61,648
Procedure codes9

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 542024: 565946%
Surgery
2023: 402024: 104160%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 402024: 0100%

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

  • In an office64797%
  • In a facility223%

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

  • Dr. Spencer
  • California median
Medicare services
669vs 1,07938% below
Medicare patients
265vs 42137% below
Part D claims
240vs 61861% below

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

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

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer treated 265 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 265 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spencer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 142 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Spencer's median patient age at 71, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024265
Average age73
Average risk score1.14
Also on Medicaid34%

Dr. Spencer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Spencer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women14354%
  • Men12246%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. Arthritis40%
  4. Diabetes31%
  5. Mood disorders24%
  6. Anxiety22%
  7. Chronic kidney disease20%
  8. Depression20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Spencer's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

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

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer wrote 293 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Spencer wrote 293 Medicare Part D claims for 105 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 240 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,289 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 278 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024293
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$5,289
Part D patients105

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

  • Generic216 claims74%
  • Brand-name77 claims26%

Dr. Spencer'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2782024: 24014%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 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. Terrence S. Spencer scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Spencer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Spencer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 845 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Spencer, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Spencer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 91of 100Final score
  • 79.7of 100Quality
  • 95of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 79of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Spencer ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
98th percentile845 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Terrence S. Spencer has 18 publications on record

Dmand AI links 18 papers to Dr. Spencer. The most frequent topics are Lenses, Intraocular, South Dakota and Vision Screening. Dr. Spencer has published most often in J Cataract Refract Surg. Dr. Spencer's most frequent co-authors are Jed Hamad Assam, MD, Todd E. Daynes, MD and Kim T. Doan, MD.

Papers18

Topics Dr. Spencer writes about most

  • Lenses, Intraocular
  • South Dakota
  • Vision Screening
  • Acrylic Resins
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Visual Acuity

Dr. Spencer's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Spencer

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer has worked on 2 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Spencer to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Hyperemia and Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca.

Conditions in Dr. Spencer's trials

  • Hyperemia
  • Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Spencer

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Spencer

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer received $7,578 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 88 general payments to Dr. Spencer from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $4,599.

General payments to Dr. Spencer by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Spencer by kind, 2016 to 2025

$7.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,19055%
  • Travel and lodging$1,41619%
  • Consulting fees$1,20016%
  • Ownership or investment$73510%
  • Education$380%

Companies that paid Dr. Spencer the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer has 3 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Spencer, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Spencer

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. 2005
    • Awarded Most Outstanding Presentation; Residents/Alumni Day
  3. 2001
    • Awarded Runner-up in Intraocular Lenses Category

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine

Dr. Spencer graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 2000.

  1. Medical schoolSpencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Spencer is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Elevance
  • Humana
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +11 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Spencer accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO11
  2. PPO11
  3. Medicare8
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Terrence S. Spencer'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Terrence S. Spencer's NPI number?

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer's NPI number is 1538124292. It was assigned on April 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Terrence S. Spencer?

Dr. Terrence S. Spencer is an ophthalmologist in Paradise, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Terrence S. Spencer practice?

Dr. Spencer practices at 5889 Clark Rd, Paradise, CA 95969. Dr. Spencer's primary practice is Ridge Eye Care Inc in Paradise, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spencer to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Terrence S. Spencer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Spencer is (530) 891-1900.

What is Dr. Terrence S. Spencer's medical license number?

Dr. Spencer holds California license C171076, one of the licenses on file in 7 states.

Which states has Dr. Terrence S. Spencer been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Spencer in California (2020 to 2026), South Dakota (since 2021), Utah (2002 to 2026), Nevada (2020 to 2023), Colorado (2005 to 2021), Nebraska (2010 to 2021) and Wyoming (2010 to 2020).

Does Dr. Terrence S. Spencer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Spencer billed Medicare for 669 services in 2024, and Dr. Spencer accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Terrence S. Spencer's MIPS score?

Dr. Spencer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Terrence S. Spencer see?

CMS counts 265 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spencer in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Terrence S. Spencer board certified?

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

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What services does Dr. Terrence S. Spencer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Spencer's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92134) and eye exam or test (92136).

Where did Dr. Terrence S. Spencer go to medical school?

Dr. Spencer graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 2000.

What drugs does Dr. Terrence S. Spencer prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Spencer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Ofloxacin and Ketorolac Tromethamine.

Has Dr. Terrence S. Spencer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,578 in general payments to Dr. Spencer from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Terrence S. Spencer been practicing?

Dr. Spencer graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

Does Dr. Terrence S. Spencer do research?

Dmand AI links 18 publications to Dr. Spencer. Dr. Spencer has worked on 2 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Terrence S. Spencer publish with?

Dr. Spencer's most frequent co-authors are Jed Hamad Assam, MD (1 shared paper), Todd E. Daynes, MD (1 shared paper) and Kim T. Doan, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Terrence S. Spencer accept?

Dr. Spencer is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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