Echo Lai, OD
Optometrist · San Francisco, CA
Echo Lai, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1134503055, issued on Jul 10, 2015. Check the license (California 15244, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Echo Lai
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 15244 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 685 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105
- Phone
- (415) 896-0680
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Echo Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 15244Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,397 Medicare Part D claims for 487 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate212 claims
- Latanoprost191 claims
- Azelastine Hcl190 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate128 claims
- Erythromycin115 claims
- Epinastine Hcl103 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: $14.91
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Echo Lai among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Echo Lai, 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 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 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
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- Jiamee Chau, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941051811309677
- Julie Chen, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941051841326493
- Patricia Chu, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941051508908138
- Kiyoka Hansen, ODSan Francisco, CA 941051497189013
- Angela Hoe, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941051891979720
- Jennifer Kuo, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941051992052567
- Leona Landers, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941051255442786
Common questions
What is Echo Lai, OD's NPI number?
Echo Lai, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134503055, issued on Jul 10, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Echo Lai, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 685 Market St, San Francisco, CA, 94105. Phone: (415) 896-0680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Echo Lai, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 15244, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Echo Lai, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Echo Lai, OD had 1,397 Medicare Part D claims for 487 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.