Payal Y. Thakkar, O.D.
Optometrist · Kent, WA
Payal Y. Thakkar, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Kent, Washington, and NPI 1669883559, issued on May 13, 2014. Check the license (Washington OD60755848, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Payal Y. Thakkar
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OD60755848 WA
008361 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10002 SE 240TH St, Kent, WA 98031
- Phone
- (253) 852-2020
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (253) 854-2020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211108001925); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,641 in Washington → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 10002 SE 240TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Seth Bruinsma, O.D.Optometrist1013116144
- Sz Han ChenOptometrist1407544273
- Natalie Choi, ODOptometrist1750547931
- Shailka Dawar, O.DOptometrist1700327871
- Yen Duong, ODOptometrist1124352828
- Jessica Hontz, O.D.Optometrist1790103893
Verify Payal Y. Thakkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD60755848Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost12 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: $153.21
3 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
- Drs. Aide And Assell Optometrists, P.C.Schaumburg, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Payal Y. Thakkar among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Payal Y. Thakkar, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 optometrist records list a practice address in Kent
They are 38 of the 2,674 NPPES records with a practice address in Kent, and 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Kent → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Seth Bruinsma, O.D.Kent, WA 980311013116144
- Natalie Choi, ODKent, WA 980311750547931
- Long Dao, O.D.Kent, WA 980311356725535
- Yen Duong, ODKent, WA 980311124352828
- Kurt Hofeldt, ODKent, WA 980311962739912
- Jessica Hontz, O.D.Kent, WA 980311790103893
- Edward Kosnoski, O.D.Kent, WA 980311891794509
- Edward KosnoskiKent, WA 980311942200415
Common questions
What is Payal Y. Thakkar, O.D.'s NPI number?
Payal Y. Thakkar, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669883559, issued on May 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Payal Y. Thakkar, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10002 SE 240TH St, Kent, WA, 98031. Phone: (253) 852-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Payal Y. Thakkar, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD60755848, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Payal Y. Thakkar, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Payal Y. Thakkar, O.D. had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.