NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alice Sun, O.D.

Optometrist · Santa Monica, CA

Alice Sun, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1801271390, issued on Jul 25, 2015. Check the license (California 15242, 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
1801271390
Name
Alice Sun
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
15242 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1355 4TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone
(310) 394-1011
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2025
Fax
(310) 394-1011
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160120001073); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New England College Of Optometry, 2015
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 1355 4TH St

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

  1. Kathleen Phan, O.D.Optometrist1427617505
  2. Francesca Sefton, ODOptometrist1285159822

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 96% of claims.

  1. Alice Sun23
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Miebo13 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: $801.15

10 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. Alice Sun$801.15
  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 2 group practices

  1. Dr Daniel Sjolund And Dr Alice Sun Optometric CorporationSan Fernando, CA
  2. Dr Sun And Dr Sjolund Optometric CorpSanta Monica, CA

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

Alice Sun among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Alice Sun, 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 2015, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

Optometrist providers in California

There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Madhu Chawla, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011568526473
  2. Barry Cohen, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011952425548
  3. John Elman, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011417021361
  4. Vipal Gandhi, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011588004493
  5. Kristen Kaneko, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011568512119
  6. Dianna Kattengell, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011861800724
  7. Douglas Levy, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011184772782
  8. Chauloan Lu, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011699826230

Common questions

What is Alice Sun, O.D.'s NPI number?

Alice Sun, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801271390, issued on Jul 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alice Sun, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1355 4TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90401. Phone: (310) 394-1011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alice Sun, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 15242, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alice Sun, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alice Sun, O.D. had 23 Medicare Part D claims; 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.