NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lowell Robert Smith, O.D.

Optometrist · Norwalk, CA

Lowell Robert Smith, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Norwalk, California, and NPI 1962545822, issued on Feb 14, 2007. Check the license (California OPT7578T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962545822
Name
Lowell Robert Smith
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT7578T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11936 Imperial Hwy Ste F, Norwalk, CA 90650
Phone
(562) 864-5787
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
SD0075780 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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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Industry payments in 2024: $113.85

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. Lowell Smith$113.85
  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.

Lowell Robert Smith among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Lowell Robert Smith, 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 2007, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Quynh Alcazar, ODNorwalk, CA 906501609599356
  2. Christopher Ciampa, O.D.Norwalk, CA 906501518952498
  3. Paul Crismon, O. D.Norwalk, CA 906501417937087
  4. Sydney Hong, O.D.Norwalk, CA 906501114018868
  5. Esther Lan, O.D.Norwalk, CA 906501275845117
  6. John Larcabal, O.D.Norwalk, CA 906501639172273
  7. Michael Lee, O.D.Norwalk, CA 906501083820609
  8. Ernie Nghia, ODNorwalk, CA 906501740824010

Common questions

What is Lowell Robert Smith, O.D.'s NPI number?

Lowell Robert Smith, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962545822, issued on Feb 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lowell Robert Smith, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11936 Imperial Hwy Ste F, Norwalk, CA, 90650. Phone: (562) 864-5787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lowell Robert Smith, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number OPT7578T, 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.