Jia Lao, O.D.
Optometrist · San Gabriel, CA
Jia Lao, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in San Gabriel, California, and NPI 1598965568, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license (California 14574, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jia Lao
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 14574 CA
046.010296 IL
007196 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 140 W Valley Blvd Ste 115, San Gabriel, CA 91776
- Phone
- (626) 288-8023
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2023
- Fax
- (626) 288-8326
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140225001287); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 140 W Valley Blvd Ste 115
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jia Lao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14574Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost20 claims
- Cyclosporine18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Marshall B Ketchum UniversityAnaheim, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jia Lao among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Jia Lao, 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
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
30 optometrist records list a practice address in San Gabriel
They are 30 of the 762 NPPES records with a practice address in San Gabriel, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Garry Chan, O.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761922216373
- William Chang, ODSan Gabriel, CA 917761629206834
- Karen Chao, O.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761013953108
- Christine Chen, O.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761861709057
- Jennifer Chen, O.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761649570375
- Cindy Chou, O.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761982853537
- James Chung, O.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761194818518
- Lesfeena Lee, O.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761285777276
Common questions
What is Jia Lao, O.D.'s NPI number?
Jia Lao, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598965568, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jia Lao, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 W Valley Blvd Ste 115, San Gabriel, CA, 91776. Phone: (626) 288-8023. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jia Lao, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14574, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jia Lao, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jia Lao, O.D. had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.