Brandon Alan Kao
Optometrist · Panorama City, CA
Brandon Alan Kao is an optometrist with a practice address in Panorama City, California, and NPI 1538893219, issued on Jul 11, 2022. Check the license (California OPT35193-TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brandon Alan Kao
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT35193-TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13652 Cantara St # 2, Panorama City, CA 91402
- Phone
- (888) 778-5800
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2022
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231003001939); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brandon Alan Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT35193-TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost31 claims
- Cyclosporine17 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 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: $30.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLancaster, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brandon Alan Kao among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Brandon Alan Kao 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 2022, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · 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).
27 optometrist records list a practice address in Panorama City
They are 27 of the 1,412 NPPES records with a practice address in Panorama City, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Bensussen, ODPanorama City, CA 914021780743401
- Irving Feiles, ODPanorama City, CA 914021528127248
- Woodrow Hopper, ODPanorama City, CA 914021720147457
- Julie Hwang, O.D.Panorama City, CA 914021023175866
- Grace Kang, O.D.Panorama City, CA 914021720138373
- Jeong-Ah Kim, ODPanorama City, CA 914021215085204
- Sandra Lin, ODPanorama City, CA 914021295883122
- Eric Nestor, ODPanorama City, CA 914021447319140
Common questions
What is Brandon Alan Kao's NPI number?
Brandon Alan Kao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538893219, issued on Jul 11, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brandon Alan Kao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13652 Cantara St # 2, Panorama City, CA, 91402. Phone: (888) 778-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brandon Alan Kao's license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT35193-TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brandon Alan Kao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brandon Alan Kao had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.