Charles S. Lee, O.D.
Optometrist · Bakersfield, CA
Charles S. Lee, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1932592763, issued on Mar 18, 2015. Check the license (California 15373, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles S. Lee
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 15373 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9000 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93311
- Phone
- (661) 664-3314
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161020000099); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9000 Ming Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charles S. Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 15373Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
267 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost161 claims
- Timolol Maleate44 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol19 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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: $171.52
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lkc Technologies, 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles S. Lee among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Charles S. Lee, 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 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ellen McCrary, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111316300767
- Alyssa Nguyen, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111992839161
- Nina Pham, ODBakersfield, CA 933111598403867
- Kent Uehara, ODBakersfield, CA 933111053084210
- Michelle Kim, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121255660825
- Bruce Laverty, ODBakersfield, CA 933121588706881
- Andrew McCan, ODBakersfield, CA 933121558084541
- Rakesh Momi, ODBakersfield, CA 933121578392585
Common questions
What is Charles S. Lee, O.D.'s NPI number?
Charles S. Lee, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932592763, issued on Mar 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles S. Lee, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9000 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (661) 664-3314. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles S. Lee, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 15373, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles S. Lee, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles S. Lee, O.D. had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 98 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.