NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Cheung, OD

Optometrist · North Hollywood, CA

Karen Cheung, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in North Hollywood, California, and NPI 1760409247, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (California 11865T, 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
1760409247
Name
Karen Cheung
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
11865T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6801 Coldwater Canyon Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91605
Phone
(818) 763-8836
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100222000365); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 2002
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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Also registered at 6801 Coldwater Canyon Ave

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

  1. Stephanie AcevedoLicensed Vocational Nurse1760290258
  2. Sandra AlfonFamily Nurse Practitioner1275940595
  3. Ambar Arroyo, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1588473664
  4. Samira AsghariSocial Worker1487485629
  5. Gayane AvagyanRegistered Nurse1538671474
  6. Nancy Avendano, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316341324

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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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  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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

50 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.

  1. Karen Cheung50
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost17 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $29.62

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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. Karen Cheung$29.62
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Valley Community HealthcareNorth Hollywood, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karen Cheung among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Karen Cheung, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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. Nimisha Gad, ODNorth Hollywood, CA 916051740621010
  2. Kimberly Shih, O.D.North Hollywood, CA 916051801864798
  3. Elham Zarabian, O.D.N Hollywood, CA 916051417034828
  4. Narbae Avedian, O.D.Studio City, CA 916041992104756
  5. Ani Baroni, O.D.North Hollywood, CA 916061487826871
  6. Jennifer Bartolome Optometry Corp, O.D.Studio City, CA 916041669635413
  7. Robert Collins, ODNorth Hollywood, CA 916061366522492
  8. Melody Delahoussaye-Turner, O.D.North Hollywood, CA 916061477804771

Common questions

What is Karen Cheung, OD's NPI number?

Karen Cheung, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760409247, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Cheung, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6801 Coldwater Canyon Ave, North Hollywood, CA, 91605. Phone: (818) 763-8836. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Cheung, OD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 11865T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Cheung, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Cheung, OD had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.