Darren Sham, OD
Optometrist · Monterey Park, CA
Darren Sham, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Monterey Park, California, and NPI 1346782885, issued on Nov 15, 2016. Check the license (California 35060, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren Sham
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 35060 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 S Atlantic Blvd Ste 200A, Monterey Park, CA 91754
- Phone
- (626) 300-9085
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180315000416); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darren Sham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35060Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
130 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine41 claims
- Latanoprost23 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Garfield Health CenterMonterey Park, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darren Sham among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Darren Sham, OD 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 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · 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).
26 optometrist records list a practice address in Monterey Park
They are 26 of the 948 NPPES records with a practice address in Monterey Park, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emery Chan, O.D.Monterey Park, CA 917541265823249
- Lily Chung, O.D.Montery Park, CA 917541790813640
- Susana Con, ODMonterey Park, CA 917541073504551
- Julia Huang, O.D.Monterey Park, CA 917541861618258
- John Ju, ODMonterey Park, CA 917541639214851
- Steven Lai, O.D.Monterey Park, CA 917541407957350
- Dennis Lin, O.D.Monterey Park, CA 917541659422285
- Russell Oku, O.D.Monterey Park, CA 917541255359816
Common questions
What is Darren Sham, OD's NPI number?
Darren Sham, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346782885, issued on Nov 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren Sham, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 S Atlantic Blvd Ste 200A, Monterey Park, CA, 91754. Phone: (626) 300-9085. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren Sham, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 35060, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Darren Sham, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren Sham, OD had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 32 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.