Lorie Jihae Kook, O.D.
Optometrist · Paramount, CA
Lorie Jihae Kook, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Paramount, California, and NPI 1619947181, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (California OPT 11071T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lorie Jihae Kook
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT 11071T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16444 Paramount Blvd, Paramount, CA 90723
- Phone
- (323) 732-8111
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2024
- Fax
- (323) 638-2934
- Medicaid ID
- SD110710 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16444 Paramount Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mya AndrewsCommunity Health Worker1609653500
- Arlene ArevaloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1780418384
- Cynthia BarcenasCommunity Health Worker1801420302
- Lorena De La CruzCase Manager/Care Coordinator1467225508
- Itzel GarciaCommunity Health Worker1629726914
- Regina GuerreroDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1811675531
Verify Lorie Jihae Kook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT 11071TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
22 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 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost15 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: $197.81
6 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.
Lorie Jihae Kook among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Lorie Jihae Kook, 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 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Paramount
They are 5 of the 286 NPPES records with a practice address in Paramount, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amanda Chamberlin, ODParamount, CA 907231245887975
- Eichin Chang-Lim, O.D.Paramount, CA 907231891998241
- Andrew Lim, O.D.Paramount, CA 907231033190491
- Jesus Merino, O.D.Paramount, CA 907231609130624
- Gary Asano, ODLos Alamitos, CA 907201417950924
- Mitch Bovy, O.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201215331269
- Anne Freeman, ODLos Alamitos, CA 907201568434728
- Bernice Lam, O.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201487882502
Common questions
What is Lorie Jihae Kook, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lorie Jihae Kook, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619947181, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lorie Jihae Kook, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16444 Paramount Blvd, Paramount, CA, 90723. Phone: (323) 732-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lorie Jihae Kook, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT 11071T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lorie Jihae Kook, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lorie Jihae Kook, O.D. had 22 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.