NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Chong

Optometrist · El Monte, CA

Melissa Chong is an optometrist with a practice address in El Monte, California, and NPI 1720563752, issued on Sep 25, 2018. Check the license (California 34114TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720563752
Name
Melissa Chong
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
34114TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10906 Valley Mall, El Monte, CA 91731
Phone
(626) 579-2020
Enumerated
Sep 25, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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Also registered at 10906 Valley Mall

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  1. Robert Alvarez, ODOptometrist1346351087
  2. Diana Lou, O.D.Optometrist1164546487
  3. Elizabeth Noh, O.D.Optometrist1265846869

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Melissa Chong among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Melissa Chong 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 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).

18 optometrist records list a practice address in El Monte

They are 18 of the 1,528 NPPES records with a practice address in El Monte, and 8,308 optometrist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Alvarez, ODEl Monte, CA 917311346351087
  2. Lucrecia EscobarEl Monte, CA 917311386756880
  3. Arlen Farajian, O.D.El Monte, CA 917311891822029
  4. Steven Johnson, O.D.El Monte, CA 917311689847048
  5. Mylinh Lam, ODEl Monte, CA 917311528102274
  6. Diana Lou, O.D.El Monte, CA 917311164546487
  7. Joseph Melillo, O.D.El Monte, CA 917311952350654
  8. Elizabeth Noh, O.D.El Monte, CA 917311265846869

Common questions

What is Melissa Chong's NPI number?

Melissa Chong's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720563752, issued on Sep 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Chong located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10906 Valley Mall, El Monte, CA, 91731. Phone: (626) 579-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Chong's license?

NPPES lists California license number 34114TLG, 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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