Catherine Cizmar, OD
Optometrist · Whittier, CA
Catherine Cizmar, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1962978452, issued on Oct 23, 2018. Check the license (California 34138TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Cizmar
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 34138TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6309 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier, CA 90601
- Phone
- (562) 698-3279
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190508001565); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6309 Greenleaf Ave
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Verify Catherine Cizmar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 34138TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 85% 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: $651.73
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Catherine Cizmar among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Catherine Cizmar, 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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · 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).
33 optometrist records list a practice address in Whittier
They are 33 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aaron Adame, O.D.Whittier, CA 906011982782322
- Mark Galvan, O.D.Whittier, CA 906011043426927
- Candice Galvan, O.D.Whittier, CA 906011063675247
- Guy Kato, O.D.Whittier, CA 906011598849820
- Joy Nakabayashi, O.D.Whittier, CA 906011255420394
- Xavier Ordonez, O.D.Whittier, CA 906011750488193
- Lillian ChoiWhittier, CA 906021639849102
- Suzanne Fabrizio, O.D.Whittier, CA 906021881736478
Common questions
What is Catherine Cizmar, OD's NPI number?
Catherine Cizmar, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962978452, issued on Oct 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Cizmar, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6309 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier, CA, 90601. Phone: (562) 698-3279. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Cizmar, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 34138TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Catherine Cizmar, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Cizmar, OD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; 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.