Lara Mieko Umemoto, O.D.
Optometrist · Saugus, CA
Lara Mieko Umemoto, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Saugus, California, and NPI 1578661930, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (California 10894T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lara Mieko Umemoto
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 10894T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26506 Bouquet Canyon RD, Saugus, CA 91350
- Phone
- (661) 297-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 297-3380
- Medicaid ID
- SD0108940 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081013000311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 26506 Bouquet Canyon RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Han TranOptometrist1952983892
Verify Lara Mieko Umemoto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 10894TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
19 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 68% of 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: $3,811.33
34 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.
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
- The Vision Center AN Optometric Practice IncorporatedSaugus, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lara Mieko Umemoto among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Lara Mieko Umemoto, 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
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Saugus
They are 4 of the 54 NPPES records with a practice address in Saugus, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Danitra DavoodSanta Clarita, CA 913501346043411
- Alejandro Gomes, O.D.Saugus, CA 913501497919765
- Paul Mikailian, O.D.Santa Clarita, CA 913501366880460
- Christine Owashi, O.D.Saugus, CA 913501184002214
- Han TranSaugus, CA 913501952983892
- Harrison Tsang, O.D.Santa Clarita, CA 913501215375456
- John Fitzgerald, ODSanta Clarita, CA 913511801861182
- Shoji Morita, O.D.Canyon Country, CA 913511376708818
Common questions
What is Lara Mieko Umemoto, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lara Mieko Umemoto, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578661930, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lara Mieko Umemoto, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26506 Bouquet Canyon RD, Saugus, CA, 91350. Phone: (661) 297-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lara Mieko Umemoto, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 10894T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lara Mieko Umemoto, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lara Mieko Umemoto, O.D. had 19 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.