NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nevin W. El-Nimri, OD, PHD, FAAO

Optometrist · La Jolla, CA

Nevin W. El-Nimri, OD, PHD, FAAO is an optometrist with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1790232783, issued on Sep 7, 2016. Check the license (California OPT15150, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790232783
Name
Nevin W. El-Nimri
Credential
OD, PHD, FAAO
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT15150 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9415 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone
(858) 534-6290
Enumerated
Sep 7, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 534-9705
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 9415 Campus Point Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Natalie Afshari, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1538126735
  2. Manuel Amador, M.D.Medical Physician Assistant1912444076
  3. Mathieu Bakhoum, M.D., PH.D.Ophthalmology Physician1114347085
  4. Shagun Bhatia, MD, MSCROphthalmology Physician1104237353
  5. Daniel Chao, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1891011953
  6. Nahia Dib El Jalbout, MDOphthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1699506469

Verify Nevin W. El-Nimri in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $130.01

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.

  1. Nevin El-Nimri$130.01
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Nevin W. El-Nimri among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Nevin W. El-Nimri, OD, PHD, FAAO 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 2016, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Yu, ODLa Jolla, CA 920931639697451
  2. Grace Buenaventura, O.D.San Diego, CA 921011225047541
  3. Jane Goodwin, O.D.San Diego, CA 921011619082096
  4. Michael Santarlas, O.D.San Diego, CA 921011548379613
  5. Douglas Swanson, O.D.San Diego, CA 921011326037706
  6. Gary Barnes, O.D.Vista, CA 920841417019662
  7. Khin-Poh Chung, O.D.Vista, CA 920841629148515
  8. Marianne Decker, O.D.San Diego, CA 921021316983398

Common questions

What is Nevin W. El-Nimri, OD, PHD, FAAO's NPI number?

Nevin W. El-Nimri, OD, PHD, FAAO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790232783, issued on Sep 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nevin W. El-Nimri, OD, PHD, FAAO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9415 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093. Phone: (858) 534-6290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nevin W. El-Nimri, OD, PHD, FAAO's license?

NPPES lists California license number OPT15150, 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.