Carol Yu, OD
Optometrist · La Jolla, CA
Carol Yu, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1639697451, issued on Aug 31, 2017. Check the license (California OPT34047, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol Yu
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT34047 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9415 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Phone
- (858) 534-6290
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 822-1849
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190220001532); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carol Yu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT34047Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
301 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin80 claims
- Cyclosporine37 claims
- Moxifloxacin25 claims
- Xiidra24 claims
- Latanoprost21 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate18 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: $552.64
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carol Yu among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Carol Yu, 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 2017, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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
- Nevin El-Nimri, OD, PHD, FAAOLa Jolla, CA 920931790232783
- Grace Buenaventura, O.D.San Diego, CA 921011225047541
- Jane Goodwin, O.D.San Diego, CA 921011619082096
- Michael Santarlas, O.D.San Diego, CA 921011548379613
- Douglas Swanson, O.D.San Diego, CA 921011326037706
- Gary Barnes, O.D.Vista, CA 920841417019662
- Khin-Poh Chung, O.D.Vista, CA 920841629148515
- Marianne Decker, O.D.San Diego, CA 921021316983398
Common questions
What is Carol Yu, OD's NPI number?
Carol Yu, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639697451, issued on Aug 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol Yu, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9415 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093. Phone: (858) 534-6290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol Yu, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT34047, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carol Yu, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol Yu, OD had 301 Medicare Part D claims for 131 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.