Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat, O.D.
Optometrist · Los Angeles, CA
Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1922430495, issued on Aug 6, 2013. Check the license (California 14978, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 14978 CA
OEG002795 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 334B E 2ND St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Phone
- (213) 628-7419
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141205000181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost61 claims
- Cyclosporine13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupCudahy, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat, 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 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
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- Kelly LeongLos Angeles, CA 900121992331110
- Judy Liao, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900121265449730
- Tina Patel, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900121174702294
- Wesley Tom, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900121134208358
Common questions
What is Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat, O.D.'s NPI number?
Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922430495, issued on Aug 6, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 334B E 2ND St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. Phone: (213) 628-7419. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14978, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Tessalee Limchaiyawat, O.D. had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 32 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.