Cara Ann Semino, OD
Optometrist · Newport Beach, CA
Cara Ann Semino, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1780294231, issued on Aug 8, 2020. Check the license (California 35061TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Ann Semino
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 35061TLG CA
OPT.0003614 CO
449T WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3417 Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 673-1883
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2023
- Fax
- (949) 673-1884
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221103002569); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3417 Via Lido
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yau-Ru Chen, O.D.Optometrist1720278575
Verify Cara Ann Semino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35061TLGCheck 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: $120.74
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Cara Ann Semino among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Cara Ann Semino, OD 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 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shora Ansari, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631821386947
- Yau-Ru Chen, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631720278575
- Jordan Ellfeldt, ODNewport Beach, CA 926631619547304
- Huong Le, ODNewport Beach, CA 926631750894630
- Scott Lee, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631407289259
- Minh Nguyen, ODNewport Beach, CA 926631063145688
- Geneva Nguyen, ODNewport Beach, CA 926631598594293
- Brittany Reimers, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631134210669
Common questions
What is Cara Ann Semino, OD's NPI number?
Cara Ann Semino, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780294231, issued on Aug 8, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Ann Semino, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3417 Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 673-1883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Ann Semino, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 35061TLG, 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.