Charles Tu, OD
Optometrist · San Diego, CA
Charles Tu, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1073137691, issued on May 29, 2020. Check the license (California 34618TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Tu
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 34618TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2150 Pacific Beach Dr Apt 234, San Diego, CA 92109
- Phone
- (626) 672-8804
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Tu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 34618TLGCheck 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: $216.50
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
Charles Tu among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Charles Tu, 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 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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
- Jeffrey Burke, O.D.San Diego, CA 921091205088663
- Christy Chu-Park, O.D.San Diego, CA 921091144203332
- Lucinda Li, O.D.San Diego, CA 921091639268592
- Stephen Luskin, O.D.San Diego, CA 921091942271044
- David Park, O.D.San Diego, CA 921091356324131
- Danielle Smerdon, ODSan Diego, CA 921091760304372
- Edgardo CintronSan Diego, CA 921081104209642
- Irina Darrow, O.D.San Diego, CA 921081942537048
Common questions
What is Charles Tu, OD's NPI number?
Charles Tu, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073137691, issued on May 29, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Tu, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 Pacific Beach Dr Apt 234, San Diego, CA, 92109. Phone: (626) 672-8804. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Tu, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 34618TLG, 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.