Patricia B. Tang, O.D.
Optometrist · Colma, CA
Patricia B. Tang, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Colma, California, and NPI 1336494590, issued on Jul 13, 2012. Check the license (California 14477, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patricia B. Tang
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14477 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 53 Colma Blvd, Colma, CA 94014
- Phone
- (650) 992-2700
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171228002454); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 53 Colma Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bernard Haidler, O.D.Optometrist1124179833
- Ella Kryger, O.D.Optometrist1922150333
- Jenie Lee, ODOptometrist1427483908
Verify Patricia B. Tang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
130 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth48 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone30 claims
- Xiidra11 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: $188.89
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.
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
- Marin Ophthalmic Consultants, A Medical CorporationSan Rafael, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Patricia B. Tang among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Patricia B. Tang, 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 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Colma
They are 5 of the 20 NPPES records with a practice address in Colma, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Colma → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bernard Haidler, O.D.Colma, CA 940141124179833
- Paul Holland, ODDaly City, CA 940141205809647
- Kosta Koutoulas, O.D.Daly City, CA 940141609938539
- Ella Kryger, O.D.Colma, CA 940141922150333
- Jenie Lee, ODColma, CA 940141427483908
- Gloria Lin, O.D.Daly City, CA 940141326420340
- Martin Nguyen, ODColma, CA 940141720651615
- David Brosnan, ODDaly City, CA 940151437104502
Common questions
What is Patricia B. Tang, O.D.'s NPI number?
Patricia B. Tang, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336494590, issued on Jul 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patricia B. Tang, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 53 Colma Blvd, Colma, CA, 94014. Phone: (650) 992-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patricia B. Tang, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14477, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Patricia B. Tang, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patricia B. Tang, O.D. had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.