Lynn Watt Kurata, OD
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist · Santa Monica, CA
Lynn Watt Kurata, OD is a low vision rehabilitation optometrist with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1841225158, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California OPT7676TPG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lynn Watt Kurata
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist 152WL0500X
- License number
- OPT7676TPG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1234 7TH St Ste 2, Santa Monica, CA 90401
- Phone
- (310) 395-5778
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2025
- Fax
- (310) 458-9754
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040707000855); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1234 7TH St Ste 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Vipal Gandhi, O.D.Optometrist1588004493
Verify Lynn Watt Kurata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT7676TPGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average low vision rehabilitation optometrist in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 268 among the 86 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost11 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: $109.07
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 86 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,112.70 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.
Lynn Watt Kurata among 53 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in California
Lynn Watt Kurata, OD is one of 53 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records with a practice address in California. 62% 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, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1996 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WL0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist providers in California
There are 53 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in California.
All 53 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Yoshinaga, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031649947391
- Joyce Wei, O.D.Culver City, CA 902301437490372
- Sariya Vorasarun, ODLos Alamitos, CA 907201144365024
- Andy Chen, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908221518348432
- Catherine Tran, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908221790165793
- Nina Getz, ODArcadia, CA 910071346305869
- Andrew Phillips, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910071366522427
- Shelly Lowe, O.D.South Pasadena, CA 910301144355975
Common questions
What is Lynn Watt Kurata, OD's NPI number?
Lynn Watt Kurata, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841225158, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lynn Watt Kurata, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1234 7TH St Ste 2, Santa Monica, CA, 90401. Phone: (310) 395-5778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lynn Watt Kurata, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT7676TPG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lynn Watt Kurata, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lynn Watt Kurata, OD had 37 Medicare Part D claims; the average among low vision rehabilitation optometrist prescribers was 268. 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.