Kathia G. Albanez, OD
Optometrist · San Diego, CA
Kathia G. Albanez, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1194458489, issued on Jul 5, 2022. Check the license (California 35276, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathia G. Albanez
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 35276 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6911 Convoy CT, San Diego, CA 92111
- Phone
- (833) 574-2273
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231110002154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kathia G. Albanez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
147 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost57 claims
- Cyclosporine25 claims
- Erythromycin22 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathia G. Albanez among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Kathia G. Albanez, 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 2022, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Archie Ackroyd, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111629107172
- Janet Beack, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111396887345
- Hoang Ho, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111275684847
- Robert Howard, ODSan Diego, CA 921111912977554
- Kelly Keane, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111326480476
- Jeffery Ng, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111396836888
- Tracy Nguyen, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111265596621
- Thu Nguyen, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111326323627
Common questions
What is Kathia G. Albanez, OD's NPI number?
Kathia G. Albanez, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194458489, issued on Jul 5, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathia G. Albanez, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6911 Convoy CT, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (833) 574-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathia G. Albanez, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 35276, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kathia G. Albanez, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathia G. Albanez, OD had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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.