Christine Chizuko Terada, O.D.
Optometrist · Long Beach, CA
Christine Chizuko Terada, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1275619827, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (California OPT9749, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Chizuko Terada
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT9749 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5512 E Britton Dr Ste 200, Long Beach, CA 90815
- Phone
- (562) 421-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 594-4696
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050615000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5512 E Britton Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christine Chizuko Terada in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT9749Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $18.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Katherine M Tanaka MD IncLong Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Chizuko Terada among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Christine Chizuko Terada, 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 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
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Long Beach → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronalie Baldovino, ODLong Beach, CA 908151184320335
- Justine Gonzalez, ODLong Beach, CA 908151457889776
- Jill Gould Pajaud, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908151184700650
- Benh Lam, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908151437209046
- Jennifer Lee, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908151891147351
- Arthur Pazornik, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908151922019389
- Duane Pettit, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908151790852200
- Kimberly Pham, ODLong Beach, CA 908151780157420
Common questions
What is Christine Chizuko Terada, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christine Chizuko Terada, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275619827, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Chizuko Terada, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5512 E Britton Dr Ste 200, Long Beach, CA, 90815. Phone: (562) 421-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Chizuko Terada, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT9749, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine Chizuko Terada, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Chizuko Terada, O.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.