NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elaine Vivian Chu, O.D.

Optometrist · New York, NY

Elaine Vivian Chu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1285935205, issued on Nov 8, 2010. Check the license (New York TUV007650, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285935205
Name
Elaine Vivian Chu
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
TUV007650 NY
270A00628600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
169 1St Ave, New York, NY 10003
Phone
(212) 460-9240
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 253-0764
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $22.46

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.

  1. Elaine Chu$22.46
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Elaine Vivian Chu among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

Elaine Vivian Chu, O.D. is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 55% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 47% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 66% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in New York

There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lina Cawog, O.D.New York, NY 100031023567617
  2. Radhika Chawla, ODNew York, NY 100031396728325
  3. Allan Cohen, ODNew York, NY 100031417095878
  4. Nicole Cumella, O.D.New York, NY 100031710392808
  5. Natan Dorfman, ODNew York, NY 100031871665844
  6. Catherine HoNew York, NY 100031851777965
  7. Jessica Lo, O.DNew York, NY 100031700228426
  8. Marina Locascio, O.D.New York, NY 100031053608307

Common questions

What is Elaine Vivian Chu, O.D.'s NPI number?

Elaine Vivian Chu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285935205, issued on Nov 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elaine Vivian Chu, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 1St Ave, New York, NY, 10003. Phone: (212) 460-9240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elaine Vivian Chu, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number TUV007650, as entered by the provider. Search the New York 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. 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.