Chris H. Iwata, OD
Optometrist · Angels Camp, CA
Chris H. Iwata, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Angels Camp, California, and NPI 1851371520, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license (California 5700T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris H. Iwata
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5700T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 595 Stanislaus St, Angels Camp, CA 95222
- Phone
- (209) 736-0908
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 736-9352
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111212000699); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chris H. Iwata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 5700TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
232 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost108 claims
- Timolol Maleate93 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.12
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Chris H. Iwata among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Chris H. Iwata, 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
- Graduated1974 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Angels Camp
They are 1 of the 52 NPPES records with a practice address in Angels Camp, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Chris H. Iwata, OD's NPI number?
Chris H. Iwata, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851371520, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris H. Iwata, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 595 Stanislaus St, Angels Camp, CA, 95222. Phone: (209) 736-0908. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris H. Iwata, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 5700T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chris H. Iwata, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris H. Iwata, OD had 232 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chris H. Iwata, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.