NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Keith Darren Chow, O.D.

Optometrist · San Jose, CA

Keith Darren Chow, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1568432110, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (California 10268TPL, 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
1568432110
Name
Keith Darren Chow
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
10268TPL CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1673 Branham LN, San Jose, CA 95118
Phone
(408) 269-6861
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 12, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(408) 269-6863
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060818000207); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1993
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 1673 Branham LN

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

  1. Jennifer Raether, O.D.Optometrist1992884357
  2. Phoebe TaiOptometrist1821766783
  3. Karen To, ODOptometrist1245958347

Verify Keith Darren Chow in five checks

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims, 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. Keith Chow26
  2. Specialty average277

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: $358.05

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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. Keith Chow$358.05
  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. Keith D Chow O D IncSan Jose, CA

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

Keith Darren Chow among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Keith Darren Chow, 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 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
  • Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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).

207 optometrist records list a practice address in San Jose

They are 207 of the 20,925 NPPES records with a practice address in San Jose, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mandeep Banwait, ODSan Jose, CA 951181093488306
  2. Weyland Dear, ODSan Jose, CA 951181902981517
  3. Ashley Dogra, ODSan Jose, CA 951181346756855
  4. Henry Hua, O.D.San Jose, CA 951181427537679
  5. Jennifer Hwang, ODSan Jose, CA 951181932082096
  6. Minh Nguyen, ODSan Jose, CA 951181194611657
  7. Jennifer Raether, O.D.San Jose, CA 951181992884357
  8. Phoebe TaiSan Jose, CA 951181821766783

Common questions

What is Keith Darren Chow, O.D.'s NPI number?

Keith Darren Chow, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568432110, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Keith Darren Chow, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1673 Branham LN, San Jose, CA, 95118. Phone: (408) 269-6861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Keith Darren Chow, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 10268TPL, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Keith Darren Chow, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Keith Darren Chow, O.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims; 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.