James Yao, O.D.
Optometrist · Santa Clara, CA
James Yao, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1306125760, issued on Aug 16, 2011. Check the license (California 14250TG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Yao
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14250TG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 995 Hilmar St, Santa Clara, CA 95050
- Phone
- (408) 216-9848
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210923000959); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Yao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14250TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
15 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 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost15 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: $243.52
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Total Vision PCLos Gatos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Yao among 8,308 optometrist records in California
James Yao, 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 2011, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · 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).
59 optometrist records list a practice address in Santa Clara
They are 59 of the 3,436 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Clara, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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Common questions
What is James Yao, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Yao, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306125760, issued on Aug 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Yao, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 995 Hilmar St, Santa Clara, CA, 95050. Phone: (408) 216-9848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Yao, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14250TG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Yao, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Yao, O.D. had 15 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.