NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lillian Choi

Optometrist · Whittier, CA

Lillian Choi is an optometrist with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1639849102, issued on Sep 16, 2021. Check the license (California 34972, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639849102
Name
Lillian Choi
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
34972 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13311 Penn St, Whittier, CA 90602
Phone
(562) 696-1883
Enumerated
Sep 16, 2021
Record last updated
Feb 5, 2026
Fax
(562) 616-7028
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220117000539); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 2021
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $293.78

4 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.

  1. Lillian Choi$293.78
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Eddie C. Wang, O.D., Professional Optometric CorporationWhittier, CA

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

Lillian Choi among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Lillian Choi 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 2021, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

33 optometrist records list a practice address in Whittier

They are 33 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suzanne Fabrizio, O.D.Whittier, CA 906021881736478
  2. Jana Giebel, O.D.Whittier, CA 906021902357296
  3. Heather Lazaro, O.D.Whittier, CA 906021043354632
  4. Aaronshawn Poolsaad, O.D.Whittier, CA 906021194108084
  5. Eddie Wang, O.D.Whittier, CA 906021770633968
  6. Stephanie Yang, O.D.Whittier, CA 906021447602511
  7. Aaron Adame, O.D.Whittier, CA 906011982782322
  8. Catherine Cizmar, ODWhittier, CA 906011962978452

Common questions

What is Lillian Choi's NPI number?

Lillian Choi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639849102, issued on Sep 16, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lillian Choi located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13311 Penn St, Whittier, CA, 90602. Phone: (562) 696-1883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lillian Choi's license?

NPPES lists California license number 34972, 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.