Catherine Arakaki, OD
Optometrist · Bellflower, CA
Catherine Arakaki, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bellflower, California, and NPI 1831258540, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California OPT9516TPA, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Arakaki
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT9516TPA CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9400 Rosecrans Ave, Bellflower, CA 90706
- Phone
- (562) 461-3000
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050108000178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Arakaki in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT9516TPACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
212 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost166 claims
- Cyclosporine28 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBellflower, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Arakaki among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Catherine Arakaki, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
32 optometrist records list a practice address in Bellflower
They are 32 of the 1,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellflower, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Alpert, O.D.Bellflower, CA 907061801892773
- Mayra Berdugo, ODBellflower, CA 907061215004064
- Marian Cho-Ikeda, O.D.Bellflower, CA 907061316983604
- Robert Frohn, O.D.Bellflower, CA 907061467469668
- Anthony Huang, O.D.Bellflower, CA 907061659344802
- Eric Ikeda, O.D.Bellflower, CA 907061982700704
- Diane Kawamoto, ODBellflower, CA 907061366519100
- Ann Lee, ODBellflower, CA 907061598832347
Common questions
What is Catherine Arakaki, OD's NPI number?
Catherine Arakaki, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831258540, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Arakaki, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9400 Rosecrans Ave, Bellflower, CA, 90706. Phone: (562) 461-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Arakaki, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT9516TPA, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Catherine Arakaki, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Arakaki, OD had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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.