Catherine Academia, O.D.
Optometrist · Castro Valley, CA
Catherine Academia, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Castro Valley, California, and NPI 1518418565, issued on Oct 14, 2016. Check the license (California 15460, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Academia
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 15460 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20120 Edwin Markham Dr, Castro Valley, CA 94552
- Phone
- (109) 992-4495
- Enumerated
- Oct 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Academia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 15460Check 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: $34.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Catherine Academia among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Catherine Academia, 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 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- 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).
24 optometrist records list a practice address in Castro Valley
They are 24 of the 999 NPPES records with a practice address in Castro Valley, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Castro Valley → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margaret Francisco, O.D.Castro Valley, CA 945521801337431
- Sheri Heath, O.D.Castro Valley, CA 945521871538512
- Sophia Hsiao, O.D.Castro Valley, CA 945521093097149
- Paul Peng, O.D.Castro Valley, CA 945521013049840
- Chi Quang, O.D.Castro Valley, CA 945521386871705
- Richard Sequeira, O.D.Castro Valley, CA 945521194871525
- Tiranjan Chattha, O.DLivermore, CA 945511841342177
- Cheyenne Chinea Gengler, O.D.Martinez, CA 945531679861272
Common questions
What is Catherine Academia, O.D.'s NPI number?
Catherine Academia, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518418565, issued on Oct 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Academia, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20120 Edwin Markham Dr, Castro Valley, CA, 94552. Phone: (109) 992-4495. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Academia, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 15460, 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.