Mei Zhao, OD
Optometrist · Baldwin Park, CA
Mei Zhao, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Baldwin Park, California, and NPI 1649396896, issued on Mar 21, 2007. Check the license (California OPT12527, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mei Zhao
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT12527 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1011 Baldwin Park Blvd, Baldwin Park, CA 91706
- Phone
- (626) 851-1011
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050823000849); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1011 Baldwin Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mei Zhao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT12527Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost65 claims
- Cyclosporine12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBaldwin Park, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mei Zhao among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Mei Zhao, 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 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 fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
23 optometrist records list a practice address in Baldwin Park
They are 23 of the 1,055 NPPES records with a practice address in Baldwin Park, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phyllis Ardary, ODBaldwin Park, CA 917061134277056
- Robert Chew, ODBaldwin Park, CA 917061801944749
- Shirley Chew, ODBaldwin Park, CA 917061588712426
- Linda Chun, ODBaldwin Park, CA 917061770631681
- Melissa Ghoo, O.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061730244096
- Karen Kang, ODBaldwin Park, CA 917061467577965
- Alan Leventhal, ODBaldwin Park, CA 917061669409710
- Daniel Martinez, O.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061184688004
Common questions
What is Mei Zhao, OD's NPI number?
Mei Zhao, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649396896, issued on Mar 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mei Zhao, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1011 Baldwin Park Blvd, Baldwin Park, CA, 91706. Phone: (626) 851-1011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mei Zhao, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT12527, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mei Zhao, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mei Zhao, OD had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; 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.