NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara M. McEachern, O.D.

Optometrist · Santa Ana, CA

Kara M. McEachern, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1346490679, issued on Sep 23, 2008. Check the license (California 13572, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346490679
Name
Kara M. McEachern
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
13572 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2800 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone
(714) 547-8129
Enumerated
Sep 23, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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8 nearest optometrist records → All 8,308 in California → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 2800 N Main St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Vida Arjomand, O.D.Optometrist1114011103
  2. Paul Chappelle, O.DOptometrist1326336835
  3. Gaylynn Deters, O.D.Optometrist1346695871
  4. Mark Douangchak, O.D.Optometrist1760762058
  5. Niloufar Hedayat, O.D.Optometrist1285898387
  6. Alina Pham, O.D.Optometrist1871969097

Verify Kara M. McEachern in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $88.13

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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. Kara McEachern$88.13
  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.

Kara M. McEachern among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Kara M. McEachern, 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 2008, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 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.

All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Santa Ana → Optometrist nationwide →

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vida Arjomand, O.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051114011103
  2. Eric Bender, O.D.North Tustin, CA 927051184649519
  3. Alexander Bonakdar, O.DSanta Ana, CA 927051588668917
  4. Paul Chappelle, O.DSanta Ana, CA 927051326336835
  5. Bruce Grant, ODSanta Ana, CA 927051720126212
  6. Niloufar Hedayat, O.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051285898387
  7. Melvin Honda, O.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051801992490
  8. Janice Jackman, O.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051932250073

Common questions

What is Kara M. McEachern, O.D.'s NPI number?

Kara M. McEachern, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346490679, issued on Sep 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara M. McEachern, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA, 92705. Phone: (714) 547-8129. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara M. McEachern, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 13572, 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.

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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.