Emily Thai, OD
Optometrist · San Diego, CA
Emily Thai, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1720699432, issued on Aug 14, 2020. Check the license (California 34649, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emily Thai
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 34649 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10994 W Ocean Air Dr Apt 286, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (626) 277-6476
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210811001818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Emily Thai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 34649Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of 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: $149.44
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Total Vision PCSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emily Thai among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Emily Thai, 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 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · 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).
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
- Joseph Ambrose, O.D.San Diego, CA 921301275712218
- Connor Caldwell, ODSan Diego, CA 921301730726902
- Shelby Esambolchi, ODSan Diego, CA 921301457931859
- Dale Koers, OD, MSSan Diego, CA 921301902921232
- Jacqueline Parrish, ODSan Diego, CA 921301417822503
- Salomi Rajadhyksha, ODSan Diego, CA 921301134641434
- Elesha Starkey, O.D.San Diego, CA 921301063645489
- Jason Tu, O.D.San Diego, CA 921301619902954
Common questions
What is Emily Thai, OD's NPI number?
Emily Thai, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720699432, issued on Aug 14, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emily Thai, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10994 W Ocean Air Dr Apt 286, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (626) 277-6476. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emily Thai, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 34649, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Emily Thai, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emily Thai, OD had 27 Medicare Part D claims; 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.