Description

Find a Vision Care Provider List

Fee-for-Service Beneficiary Vision Benefits

• Routine eye exam once every 24 months
• Eyeglasses for eligible individuals under the age of 21

 

Select the appropriate county or city to view a list of vision care providers who may accept new Medi-Cal patients.  This is not a guarantee that they will be available to accept additional patients at the time you contact them.

Types of Vision Care Providers​

Ocularists: are eye care professionals who specialize in the fabrication and fitting of ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to trauma or illness.

Opticians: are optical professionals who fill prescriptions, issued by ophthalmologists and optometrists, for corrective eyewear.  These prescriptions may include eyeglasses, contact lenses, low vision aids and ocular prostheses.

Optometrists: are health care professionals who are state licensed to provide primary eye services.  These services include comprehensive eye health and vision examinations, diagnosis, and treatment of certain eye diseases and disorders of the eye as well as the diagnosis of certain related systemic conditions.  Treatments may include the prescribing of eyeglasses, contact lenses, low vision rehabilitation and medications, and the performing of certain minor surgical procedures.

Ophthalmologists: are physicians (doctor of medicine (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy (D.O.)) who specialize in the comprehensive care of the eyes and visual system in the prevention of eye disease and injury. The ophthalmologist is the medically trained specialist who can deliver total eye care: primary, secondary and tertiary care services (i.e., vision services, contact lenses, eye examinations, medical eye care and surgical eye care), and diagnose general diseases of the body.

Vision Care Provider Directory

Providers: This listing is a guide and may not reflect current provider profile or status with Medi-Cal Provider Enrollment (PED).  Providers are responsible to notify PED separately of changes.  Contact PED for assistance at PEDCorr@dhcs.ca.gov.  If providers wish to be included or updated on this list, please send requests to vision@dhcs.ca.gov.

Alameda	​Alpine	​Amador	​Butte	Calaveras​	​Colusa
Contra Costa	​Del Norte	​El Dorado	Fresno​	​Glenn	​Humboldt
​Imperial	​Inyo	​Kern	​Kings	​Lake	​Lassen
​Los Angeles City Name Starts with A-C   D-K   L   M-R   S-Z	Madera​	​Marin	​Mariposa	​Mendocino	Merced​
​Modoc	​Mono	​Monterey	​Napa	​Nevada	​Orange City Name Starts with A-L    M-Z
Placer​	​Plumas	​Riverside	​Sacramento	​San Benito	San Bernardino
​San Diego	​San Francisco	​San Joaquin	​San Luis Obispo	​San Mateo	​Santa Barbara
​Santa Clara	​Santa Cruz	​Shasta	​Sierra	​Siskiyou	​Solano
Sonoma​	​Stanislaus	​Sutter	​Tehama	​Trinity	​Tulare
​Tuolumne	​Ventura	​Yolo	​Yuba	​	​

 

For questions or concerns regarding this webpage, please contact us at vision@dhcs.ca.gov.​​

Disclaimer: The community resource directory information is deemed accurate and up-to-date, however, you should always contact the agency or provider to confirm this information and make an appointment. Be sure to confirm payment information with the provider, if payment is required. We are not affiliated to any of the organizations listed in this app/website. The information provided in this app/site is for the benefit of the community and and we are not liable for any information changed from the date we published this information. Please contact us if you like to make any changes in the information by emailing beracahsites@gmail.com