Amanda Wels Hikin, O.D.
Optometrist · Santa Monica, CA
Amanda Wels Hikin, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1457639213, issued on Jul 28, 2011. Check the license (California 14179, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amanda Wels Hikin
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14179 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1234 7TH Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403
- Phone
- (310) 395-5778
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amanda Wels Hikin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14179Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $124.88
1 payment: 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Amanda Wels Hikin among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Amanda Wels Hikin, 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 2011, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 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.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Saloumeh Abadi, ODSanta Monica, CA 904031699258756
- Bijan Cohenmehr, OD DR OF OPTOMETRYSanta Monica, CA 904031114099512
- Donna Cooper, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031528321056
- Robert Dickey, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031659416022
- Michael GruningSanta Monica, CA 904031336266865
- Steven Kastenbaum, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031336117910
- Roya Manavi-Makhani, OPTOMETRISTLos Angeles, CA 904031750431789
- Trang Nguyen, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031083685390
Common questions
What is Amanda Wels Hikin, O.D.'s NPI number?
Amanda Wels Hikin, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457639213, issued on Jul 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amanda Wels Hikin, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1234 7TH Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90403. Phone: (310) 395-5778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amanda Wels Hikin, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14179, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.