Kevin Kar Shing Tong, O.D.
Optometrist · Bakersfield, CA
Kevin Kar Shing Tong, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1225410293, issued on Jun 25, 2015. Check the license (California 15320, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin Kar Shing Tong
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 15320 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3880 Gosford RD, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (661) 396-7772
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160108001572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kevin Kar Shing Tong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 15320Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
150 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost79 claims
- Cyclosporine20 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol17 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 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: $560.21
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
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).
Kevin Kar Shing Tong among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Kevin Kar Shing Tong, 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 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Brown, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091053483313
- Randell Canaya, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091255618252
- Vin Dang, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091053503979
- Janet Dehart, ODBakersfield, CA 933091427025329
- Joseph Figazolo, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091578543732
- Gregg German, ODBakersfield, CA 933091316914039
- Jack Groves, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091952370165
- Glenn Kaprielian, ODBakersfield, CA 933091679586226
Common questions
What is Kevin Kar Shing Tong, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kevin Kar Shing Tong, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225410293, issued on Jun 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin Kar Shing Tong, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3880 Gosford RD, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 396-7772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin Kar Shing Tong, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 15320, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kevin Kar Shing Tong, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin Kar Shing Tong, O.D. had 150 Medicare Part D claims for 45 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.