Lester K. Lew, OD
Optometrist · Alhambra, CA
Lester K. Lew, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Alhambra, California, and NPI 1972642817, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (California 8270T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Lester K. Lew
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8270T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 230 E Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801
- Phone
- (626) 282-4851
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 576-4119
- Medicaid ID
- SD0082700 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120430000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lester K. Lew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 8270TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Lester K. Lew among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Lester K. Lew, 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Alhambra
They are 15 of the 1,802 NPPES records with a practice address in Alhambra, and 8,308 optometrist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phu Lam, O.D.Alhambra, CA 918011386796704
- Andrew Lei, O.D.Alhambra, CA 918011477906204
- Rachel Luong, ODAlhambra, CA 918011215897897
- Glenn Nakayama, O.D.Alhambra, CA 918011104897610
- Erin Osako, O.D.Alhambra, CA 918011043261712
- Jeffery Shiau, O.D.Alhambra, CA 918011962840264
- David Snyder, O.D.Alhambra, CA 918011770540650
- Harlan Snyder, O.D.Alhambra, CA 918011194852244
Common questions
What is Lester K. Lew, OD's NPI number?
Lester K. Lew, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972642817, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester K. Lew, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 E Main St, Alhambra, CA, 91801. Phone: (626) 282-4851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester K. Lew, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 8270T, 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. 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.