James K. Kurata, O.D.
Optometrist · Los Angeles, CA
James K. Kurata, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1629048798, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (California OPT8098T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James K. Kurata
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT8098T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 E 3RD St Ste 100, Los Angeles, CA 90013
- Phone
- (213) 617-2020
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2025
- Fax
- (213) 617-3184
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111229000108); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James K. Kurata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT8098TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $268.33
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- James K Kurata OD A Professional CorporationLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James K. Kurata among 8,308 optometrist records in California
James K. Kurata, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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
- Michael Baker, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131679820245
- Andrew Balfour, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131902819568
- Tammy Chong, ODLos Angeles, CA 900131700612975
- Jade Davis, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131457303398
- Keiko Kitamura, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131104924356
- Steven Kurata, ODLos Angeles, CA 900131528116167
- Eric Miyamoto, O.DLos Angeles, CA 900131902957418
- Dalia Saadat, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131750545877
Common questions
What is James K. Kurata, O.D.'s NPI number?
James K. Kurata, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629048798, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James K. Kurata, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 E 3RD St Ste 100, Los Angeles, CA, 90013. Phone: (213) 617-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James K. Kurata, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT8098T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James K. Kurata, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James K. Kurata, O.D. had 17 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.