NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joann Choi, OD

Optometrist · Newport Beach, CA

Joann Choi, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1902299944, issued on Mar 16, 2015. Check the license (California 15332TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902299944
Name
Joann Choi
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
15332TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1725 Westcliff Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone
(818) 640-7406
Enumerated
Mar 16, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200501000593); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $369.04

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.

  1. Joann Choi$369.04
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Joann Choi among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Joann Choi, OD 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 2015, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hawaa Ali, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601194955849
  2. Carla Barnett, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601902922636
  3. Lillian Bertram, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601881787836
  4. Cindy Blancq, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601831283472
  5. Michael Bold, ODNewport Beach, CA 926601346349909
  6. Matthew Brown, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601023238961
  7. Tamara Gee, ODNewport Beach, CA 926601700105582
  8. Samaneh Hashemian, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601801142245

Common questions

What is Joann Choi, OD's NPI number?

Joann Choi, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902299944, issued on Mar 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joann Choi, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 Westcliff Dr, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (818) 640-7406. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joann Choi, OD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 15332TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.