NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig Scheffel, O.D.

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Lakewood, CA

Craig Scheffel, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Lakewood, California, and NPI 1427137496, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (California 5938T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427137496
Name
Craig Scheffel
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
License number
5938T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17 Lakewood Center Mall, Lakewood, CA 90712
Phone
(562) 633-6443
Enumerated
Nov 2, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(562) 633-6939
Medicaid IDs
GSD004180 CA
0861035 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17 Lakewood Center Mall

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  1. Cindy Yoshizaki, O.D.Optometrist1609903327

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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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Craig Scheffel among 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records in California

Craig Scheffel, O.D. is one of 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 32% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in California

There are 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kent Nozaki, O.D.Lomita, CA 907171124000567
  2. Adam Krahling, O.D.Bellflower, CA 907061073573515
  3. Wayne Johnson, O.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201376626275
  4. Arti Shah, ODCerritos, CA 907031083638944
  5. Lawrence Fromm, O.D.La Habra, CA 906311730123027
  6. David Hoffman, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908081619956695
  7. Loren Lee, ODArcadia, CA 910061659354686
  8. Jim Chan, O.D.Arcadia, CA 910071932247855

Common questions

What is Craig Scheffel, O.D.'s NPI number?

Craig Scheffel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427137496, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig Scheffel, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17 Lakewood Center Mall, Lakewood, CA, 90712. Phone: (562) 633-6443. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig Scheffel, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 5938T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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