Christopher J. Hiura, O.D.
Optometrist · San Francisco, CA
Christopher J. Hiura, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1639505407, issued on Sep 24, 2013. Check the license (California 14787, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Hiura
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14787 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1418 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Phone
- (415) 776-2352
- Enumerated
- Sep 24, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190521000424); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1418 Polk St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ronald Hiura, O.D.Optometrist1043298938
- Crystal Lew, O.D.Optometrist1548574569
- Christabelle TrinhOptometrist1487129151
Verify Christopher J. Hiura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14787Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 78% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost48 claims
- Timolol Maleate12 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: $338.06
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Christopher J. Hiura among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Christopher J. Hiura, 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 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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
- Irene Chew, ODSan Francisco, CA 941091306963475
- Janice Fong, O. D.San Francisco, CA 941091235282807
- Ronald Hiura, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941091043298938
- Bhavna KodiraSan Francisco, CA 941091043179252
- Crystal Lew, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941091548574569
- Ronald Ng, ODSan Francisco, CA 941091205891884
- Amy Tran, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941091972656668
- Christabelle TrinhSan Francisco, CA 941091487129151
Common questions
What is Christopher J. Hiura, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher J. Hiura, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639505407, issued on Sep 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Hiura, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1418 Polk St, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 776-2352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Hiura, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14787, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher J. Hiura, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Hiura, O.D. had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.