Christopher Edwin Vargas, O.D.
Optometrist · Anaheim, CA
Christopher Edwin Vargas, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1699845537, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (California 11770T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Edwin Vargas
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 11770T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 947 S Anaheim Blvd Ste 230, Anaheim, CA 92805
- Phone
- (714) 491-0881
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- SD0117700 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 947 S Anaheim Blvd Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chau Valdivia, ODOptometrist1194206847
Verify Christopher Edwin Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 11770TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
23 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. Brand-name drugs were 96% of 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: $210.23
5 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.
Christopher Edwin Vargas among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Christopher Edwin Vargas, 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 fileNo · 43% of these records are
- 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).
115 optometrist records list a practice address in Anaheim
They are 115 of the 9,018 NPPES records with a practice address in Anaheim, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Huynh, ODAnaheim, CA 928051073611885
- Donald Teshima, O.D.Anaheim, CA 928051306944814
- Chau Valdivia, ODAnaheim, CA 928051194206847
- Timothy Welton, O.D.Anaheim, CA 928051679560767
- Hershel Welton, O.D.Anaheim, CA 928051902894959
- Daniel Berry, ODAnaheim, CA 928061306956768
- Cindy Chang, O.D.Anaheim, CA 928041215145065
- David Fisher, O.D.Anaheim, CA 928041578547469
Common questions
What is Christopher Edwin Vargas, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Edwin Vargas, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699845537, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Edwin Vargas, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 947 S Anaheim Blvd Ste 230, Anaheim, CA, 92805. Phone: (714) 491-0881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Edwin Vargas, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 11770T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Edwin Vargas, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Edwin Vargas, O.D. had 23 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.