NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ken Chen

Optometrist · Alameda, CA

Ken Chen is an optometrist with a practice address in Alameda, California, and NPI 1346640976, issued on Sep 2, 2014. Check the license (California 15357TLG, 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
1346640976
Name
Ken Chen
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
15357TLG CA
5046 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2202 S Shore Ctr Ste F, Alameda, CA 94501
Phone
(510) 521-9801
Enumerated
Sep 2, 2014
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $239.78

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.

  1. Ken Chen$239.78
  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.

Ken Chen among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Ken Chen 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 2014, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

25 optometrist records list a practice address in Alameda

They are 25 of the 2,492 NPPES records with a practice address in Alameda, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Milan An, O.D.Alameda, CA 945011134276215
  2. Daniel Chin, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYAlameda, CA 945011003969254
  3. David Jew, O.D.Alameda, CA 945011760539860
  4. Eugenia Kao, O.D.Alameda, CA 945011265589378
  5. Eileen Kim, O.D.Alameda, CA 945011427100924
  6. Nellie LeeAlameda, CA 945011649319245
  7. Alexander Lukens, O.D.Alameda, CA 945011275533879
  8. Richard Marcus, O.D,Alameda, CA 945011396804050

Common questions

What is Ken Chen's NPI number?

Ken Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346640976, issued on Sep 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ken Chen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2202 S Shore Ctr Ste F, Alameda, CA, 94501. Phone: (510) 521-9801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ken Chen's license?

NPPES lists California license number 15357TLG, 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.