NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aakash Shah, O.D

Optometrist · Hanford, CA

Aakash Shah, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Hanford, California, and NPI 1952714610, issued on Jun 10, 2014. Check the license (California 14950TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952714610
Name
Aakash Shah
Credential
O.D
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
14950TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
431 N Irwin St, Hanford, CA 93230
Phone
(559) 582-9244
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2014
Record last updated
Apr 9, 2024
Fax
(559) 582-2748
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141210000014); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 431 N Irwin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Navroop Chabba, ODOptometrist1316821929
  2. Nasiruddin Khan, O.D.Optometrist1366482374
  3. Michael Mayer, O.D.Optometrist1023161775
  4. Danielle VanbarenOptometrist1306408489
  5. Paul Yost, O.D.Optometrist1073666731

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

228 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Aakash Shah228
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost99 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate22 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate20 claims
  4. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone18 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $376.72

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aakash Shah$376.72
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Michael S. Mayer, O.D AN Optometric CorporationHanford, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Aakash Shah among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Aakash Shah, O.D is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 optometrist records list a practice address in Hanford

They are 16 of the 1,362 NPPES records with a practice address in Hanford, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suzanne Cardoza, ODHanford, CA 932301316010333
  2. Kaylyn Cummings, O.D.Hanford, CA 932301093164014
  3. Nicole Esqueda, ODHanford, CA 932301750451159
  4. Lian Johnston, O.D.Hanford, CA 932301619317153
  5. Ronald Keck, O.D.Hanford, CA 932301104812346
  6. Nasiruddin Khan, O.D.Hanford, CA 932301366482374
  7. James Madill, ODHanford, CA 932301851570881
  8. Michael Mayer, O.D.Hanford, CA 932301023161775

Common questions

What is Aakash Shah, O.D's NPI number?

Aakash Shah, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952714610, issued on Jun 10, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aakash Shah, O.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 431 N Irwin St, Hanford, CA, 93230. Phone: (559) 582-9244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aakash Shah, O.D's license?

NPPES lists California license number 14950TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Aakash Shah, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aakash Shah, O.D had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.