Emily Tam, O.D.
Optometrist · Vista, CA
Emily Tam, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Vista, California, and NPI 1497161236, issued on Jul 1, 2014. Check the license (California 15147, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emily Tam
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 15147 CA
60594144 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA 92084
- Phone
- (760) 631-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220126002329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Vale Terrace Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Barbara Ascher, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1598901993
Verify Emily Tam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 15147Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $27.44
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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
- Vista Community ClinicVista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emily Tam among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Emily Tam, 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 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
29 optometrist records list a practice address in Vista
They are 29 of the 2,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Vista, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Barnes, O.D.Vista, CA 920841417019662
- Khin-Poh Chung, O.D.Vista, CA 920841629148515
- Bruce George, ODVista, CA 920841356414551
- Kendall George, ODVista, CA 920841619529948
- Sarah Kasai, O.D.Vista, CA 920841023406238
- Ken Lay, ODVista, CA 920841255329215
- Wendy Mora, ODVista, CA 920841376958389
- Ryan Rich, O.D.Vista, CA 920841861799512
Common questions
What is Emily Tam, O.D.'s NPI number?
Emily Tam, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497161236, issued on Jul 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emily Tam, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA, 92084. Phone: (760) 631-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emily Tam, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 15147, 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. 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.