Carol Ann Chou
Optometrist · Bellevue, WA
Carol Ann Chou is an optometrist with a practice address in Bellevue, Washington, and NPI 1366061038, issued on Apr 13, 2020. Check the license (Washington OD61198834, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol Ann Chou
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD61198834 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4317 Factoria Blvd SE Ste A, Bellevue, WA 98006
- Phone
- (425) 641-2020
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2020
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2023
- Fax
- (425) 641-7899
- Medicaid ID
- 2188229 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220202001697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carol Ann Chou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD61198834Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of 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: $296.47
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, 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 2 group practices
- Contact Lens Consultants NorthwestBellevue, WA
- Eyecare Partners PLLCSnoqualmie, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carol Ann Chou among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Carol Ann Chou is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% 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 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2010 among the 949 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Bellevue → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kristi Kading, ODBellevue, WA 980061366510737
- Tyler NelsonBellevue, WA 980061770104069
- Bruce Beaulaurier, ODBellevue, WA 980051164418513
- Charles Clayton, ODBellevue, WA 980071487649810
- Fariba Daneshgaran, ODBellevue, WA 980051043339252
- Irish Dela Rea, O.D.Bellevue, WA 980071588071468
- Shane Durrant, O.D.Bellevue, WA 980071821303652
- Angela Ebeler-Jones, O.D.Bellevue, WA 980051447346853
Common questions
What is Carol Ann Chou's NPI number?
Carol Ann Chou's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366061038, issued on Apr 13, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol Ann Chou located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4317 Factoria Blvd SE Ste A, Bellevue, WA, 98006. Phone: (425) 641-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol Ann Chou's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD61198834, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carol Ann Chou prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol Ann Chou had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.