Eric J. Kawata, O.D.
Optometrist · Laguna Niguel, CA
Eric J. Kawata, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, California, and NPI 1689708778, issued on Mar 14, 2007. Check the license (California 08259T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric J. Kawata
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 08259T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30231 Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
- Phone
- (949) 495-9336
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 495-9364
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081001000169); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 30231 Golden Lantern
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eric J. Kawata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 08259TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone26 claims
- Latanoprost19 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: $210.88
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
Eric J. Kawata among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Eric J. Kawata, 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 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
20 optometrist records list a practice address in Laguna Niguel
They are 20 of the 885 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Laguna Niguel → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sherri Azimi, O.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771265589329
- Ted Griffin, ODLaguna Niguel, CA 926771629176730
- Stephen Griffin, ODLaguna Niguel, CA 926771467550384
- James Henslick, ODLaguna Niguel, CA 926771437214632
- Edyta Klimek, O.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771932196227
- Marc Lenzen, O. DLaguna Niguel, CA 926771235252354
- Beverly Miller, ODLaguna Niguel, CA 926771588636856
- Joseph Mostow, O.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771902961519
Common questions
What is Eric J. Kawata, O.D.'s NPI number?
Eric J. Kawata, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689708778, issued on Mar 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric J. Kawata, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30231 Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677. Phone: (949) 495-9336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric J. Kawata, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 08259T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Eric J. Kawata, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric J. Kawata, O.D. had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 38 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.