Nicole Jae Sim, O.D.
Optometrist · Berkeley, CA
Nicole Jae Sim, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1861577744, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (California 11438TPA, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Jae Sim
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 11438TPA CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2118 Vine St, Berkeley, CA 94709
- Phone
- (510) 548-3947
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 548-3501
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100304000165); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Jae Sim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 11438TPACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
58 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 91% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost47 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: $348.28
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Berkeley California Optometric, IncAlbany, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Jae Sim among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Nicole Jae Sim, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
126 optometrist records list a practice address in Berkeley
They are 126 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lesli Handmacher, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947091245359090
- Mansi JaitlyBerkeley, CA 947101629758107
- Philip Schletter, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947101831225051
- Lawrence Thal, O.D.Kensington, CA 947071518909274
- Patrick Woodring, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947071144376468
- Sara Abboud, ODAlbany, CA 947061649052846
- Michael AoyamaAlbany, CA 947061518360528
- Tracy Ashlock, ODAlbany, CA 947061619011863
Common questions
What is Nicole Jae Sim, O.D.'s NPI number?
Nicole Jae Sim, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861577744, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Jae Sim, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2118 Vine St, Berkeley, CA, 94709. Phone: (510) 548-3947. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Jae Sim, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 11438TPA, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Jae Sim, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Jae Sim, O.D. had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.