NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nila Welker, O.D.

Optometrist · Sacramento, CA

Nila Welker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1730230525, issued on Jan 16, 2007. Check the license (California 100005, 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
1730230525
Name
Nila Welker
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
100005 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
515 L St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone
(916) 554-1080
Enumerated
Jan 16, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 554-1088
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040109000363); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 1992
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Healthy Eyes Optometry IncEl Dorado Hills, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nila Welker among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Nila Welker, 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 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
  • Graduated1992 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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. Katrina Gallardo-Chang, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958141568711497
  2. Helen Kwong, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958141316097181
  3. Cindy Lam, ODSacramento, CA 958141487266920
  4. Nichole Moos, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958141841674850
  5. Albert Nguyen, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958141992138044
  6. Soo Jin Noh, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958141326474602
  7. Kristen Sakamoto, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958141942350376
  8. Kenneth Sakazaki, ODSacramento, CA 958141235297433

Common questions

What is Nila Welker, O.D.'s NPI number?

Nila Welker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730230525, issued on Jan 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nila Welker, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 L St, Sacramento, CA, 95814. Phone: (916) 554-1080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nila Welker, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 100005, 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.