Lydia Mathew, OD
Optometrist · Palo Alto, CA
Lydia Mathew, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1700620697, issued on Jun 24, 2024. Check the license (California 35786, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lydia Mathew
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 35786 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 University Ave Ste A, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 329-1600
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240719003589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lydia Mathew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $19.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
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
- First Optometric Care OF Northern California PCPalo Alto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lydia Mathew among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Lydia Mathew, 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. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · 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).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Palo Alto → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dessie Athens, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011598853103
- Lawrence Chin, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011871554113
- Adrienne Lee, ODPalo Alto, CA 943011053401273
- Teresa Lui, O.D. INCPalo Alto, CA 943011306828454
- Helen Ma, ODPalo Alto, CA 943011073689154
- Manjeet Mann, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011063585990
- Cindy Matteson, ODPalo Alto, CA 943011346271665
- Joseph Most, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011568526440
Common questions
What is Lydia Mathew, OD's NPI number?
Lydia Mathew, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700620697, issued on Jun 24, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lydia Mathew, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 University Ave Ste A, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 329-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lydia Mathew, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 35786, 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.