Cecilia Chang Raju, OD
Optometrist · Gardena, CA
Cecilia Chang Raju, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Gardena, California, and NPI 1265459747, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (California 12279T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cecilia Chang Raju
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 12279T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15446 S Western Ave, Gardena, CA 90249
- Phone
- (310) 217-5370
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101005001268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15446 S Western Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew AbramPharmacist1821413238
- Walter Chang, MDFamily Medicine Physician1689044760
- Christina Chen, DPTPhysical Therapist1649644733
- Peter Chong, MDInternal Medicine Physician1346276789
- Raven Copeland, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1720422470
- Karina CortesClinical Social Worker1376085332
Verify Cecilia Chang Raju in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 12279TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
173 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost149 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 GroupGardena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cecilia Chang Raju among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Cecilia Chang Raju, 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
- Graduated2003 · 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).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Gardena → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Nguyen, O.D.Gardena, CA 902491376685958
- Joel Goodman, ODGardena, CA 902481386740447
- Nancy Imamoto, O.D.Gardena, CA 902481790768794
- Amy Ishigo, O.D.Gardena, CA 902481962955567
- James Kelsey, ODHawthorne, CA 902501831275502
- Richard Miyamoto, O.D.Gardena, CA 902481700856986
- Chau Nakada, O.D.Hawthorne, CA 902501902918246
- Gina Nakamura-Ng, O.D.Gardena, CA 902481699749820
Common questions
What is Cecilia Chang Raju, OD's NPI number?
Cecilia Chang Raju, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265459747, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cecilia Chang Raju, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15446 S Western Ave, Gardena, CA, 90249. Phone: (310) 217-5370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cecilia Chang Raju, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 12279T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cecilia Chang Raju, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cecilia Chang Raju, OD had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 47 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.