Christina Issa, OD
Optometrist · San Diego, CA
Christina Issa, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1487290854, issued on Nov 20, 2019. Check the license (California 34388TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christina Issa
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 34388TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17170 Camino Del Sur, San Diego, CA 92127
- Phone
- (858) 227-3932
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210526001065); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17170 Camino Del Sur
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nicole Kuriki, PHARMDPharmacist1043068273
Verify Christina Issa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 34388TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine67 claims
- Latanoprost40 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth17 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 GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christina Issa among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Christina Issa, 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 2019, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 16% 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 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
- Afsaneh Amini, O.D.San Diego, CA 921271790099943
- Jacquelin Le, O.DSan Diego, CA 921271487610432
- Natalie Li, O.D.San Diego, CA 921271972501591
- Kelvin Nguyen, O.DSan Diego, CA 921271518923572
- Allison Pierce, ODSan Diego, CA 921271417249111
- Gary Saks, O.D.San Diego, CA 921271225120686
- Charles Tornatore, O.D.San Diego, CA 921271710098363
- Duyen Cao, ODSan Diego, CA 921261144057829
Common questions
What is Christina Issa, OD's NPI number?
Christina Issa, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487290854, issued on Nov 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christina Issa, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17170 Camino Del Sur, San Diego, CA, 92127. Phone: (858) 227-3932. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christina Issa, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 34388TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christina Issa, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christina Issa, OD had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.