Meeral R. Bhakta, O.D.
Optometrist · Hayward, CA
Meeral R. Bhakta, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hayward, California, and NPI 1972939411, issued on Sep 16, 2013. Check the license (California 14748, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meeral R. Bhakta
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14748 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1645 Industrial Pkwy W, Hayward, CA 94544
- Phone
- (510) 274-5135
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2025
- Fax
- (510) 274-5135
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150831002496); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Meeral R. Bhakta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14748Check 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: $18.53
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Meeral R. Bhakta among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Meeral R. Bhakta, 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 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
35 optometrist records list a practice address in Hayward
They are 35 of the 3,993 NPPES records with a practice address in Hayward, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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- Naileen Chand, O.D.Hayward, CA 945451417032897
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Common questions
What is Meeral R. Bhakta, O.D.'s NPI number?
Meeral R. Bhakta, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972939411, issued on Sep 16, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meeral R. Bhakta, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1645 Industrial Pkwy W, Hayward, CA, 94544. Phone: (510) 274-5135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meeral R. Bhakta, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14748, 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.