Craig Liu, O.D.
Optometrist · Coronado, CA
Craig Liu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Coronado, California, and NPI 1275649238, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (California 11175, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Liu
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 11175 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 C Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
- Phone
- (619) 435-3333
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 435-3397
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051130000283); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig Liu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 11175Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
161 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis36 claims
- Latanoprost27 claims
- Xiidra14 claims
- Cyclosporine12 claims
- Travoprost12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $251.59
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig Liu among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Craig Liu, 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
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Coronado
They are 8 of the 288 NPPES records with a practice address in Coronado, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Coronado → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abhishek Bajpai, O.D.Coronado, CA 921181528315413
- Mitchell Brown, ODCoronado, CA 921181407836117
- Robert Dunlap, O.D.Coronado, CA 921181790184083
- John Kohler, ODCoronado, CA 921181770670499
- Stephen Moffett, O.D. APCCoronado, CA 921181467584102
- Michelle Pham, ODCoronado, CA 921181629421995
- Darya Zarkhina, ODCoronado, CA 921181982424909
- Justine Blumenstock, ODSan Diego, CA 921191922737113
Common questions
What is Craig Liu, O.D.'s NPI number?
Craig Liu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275649238, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Liu, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 C Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118. Phone: (619) 435-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Liu, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 11175, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Craig Liu, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Liu, O.D. had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig Liu, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.