Kara Megumi Takeda, O.D.
Optometrist · Lakewood, CA
Kara Megumi Takeda, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lakewood, California, and NPI 1205963121, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (California OPT12862T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Megumi Takeda
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT12862T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4198 Woodruff Ave, Lakewood, CA 90713
- Phone
- (562) 420-1133
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 420-6126
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051003000559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Megumi Takeda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT12862TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $358.91
6 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.
Kara Megumi Takeda among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Kara Megumi Takeda, 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
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
19 optometrist records list a practice address in Lakewood
They are 19 of the 1,204 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Larry Gottlieb, O.DLakewood, CA 907131609900653
- Sherry Tsai, O.D.Lakewood, CA 907131619132040
- Derrick Woo, ODLakewood, CA 907131831106491
- Shana Aguilar, O.D.Lakewood, CA 907121467545590
- Donald Gottlieb, O.D.Lakewood, CA 907121316250665
- Hemali Jardosh, O.D.Lakewood, CA 907121144537218
- Curtis Lee, O.D.Lakewood, CA 907121497881940
- Sandra Lin-Lee, O.D.Lakewood, CA 907121043343361
Common questions
What is Kara Megumi Takeda, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kara Megumi Takeda, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205963121, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Megumi Takeda, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4198 Woodruff Ave, Lakewood, CA, 90713. Phone: (562) 420-1133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Megumi Takeda, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT12862T, 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.