Janel Lena Chou, O.D.
Optometrist · Hampton, VA
Janel Lena Chou, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hampton, Virginia, and NPI 1083683494, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0618001495, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Janel Lena Chou
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618001495 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Emancipation Dr, Hampton, VA 23667
- Phone
- (757) 722-9961
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Janel Lena Chou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618001495Check 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
16 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.
Janel Lena Chou among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Janel Lena Chou, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 optometrist records list a practice address in Hampton
They are 25 of the 2,446 NPPES records with a practice address in Hampton, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Lawrence, ODHampton, VA 236671851815278
- Makesha Sink, ODHampton, VA 236671487616140
- Brooke Smith, O.D.Hampton, VA 236671245493683
- Russel Bessell, ODHampton, VA 236661487693883
- Stacey Carabello, ODHampton, VA 236661568815496
- Roxanne Chalifoux, ODHampton, VA 236661164074761
- Yash DaveHampton, VA 236661417521287
- Bernard Friedland, O.D.Hampton, VA 236661245277003
Common questions
What is Janel Lena Chou, O.D.'s NPI number?
Janel Lena Chou, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083683494, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Janel Lena Chou, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Emancipation Dr, Hampton, VA, 23667. Phone: (757) 722-9961. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Janel Lena Chou, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001495, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Janel Lena Chou, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Janel Lena Chou, O.D. had 16 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.