Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Richard Chan, O.D.

Optometrist · San Francisco, CA

Richard Chan, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1922144625, issued on Jan 29, 2007. Check the license (California 8944, 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 recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1922144625
Name
Richard Chan
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
8944 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1635 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone
(415) 833-3971
Enumerated
Jan 29, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1635 Divisadero St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexander Abad, M.P.T.Physical Therapist1790848505
  2. Jeff Azus, ODOptometrist1396810446
  3. Renee Ballinger, PTPhysical Therapist1447398094
  4. Molly Bouffard, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1588588057
  5. Matthew Chan, PTPhysical Therapist1821296807
  6. Tiffany Chan, O.D.Optometrist1992194203

Verify Richard Chan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

Industry payments in 2024: $34.42

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc.. The 33,561 providers of this specialty with any payment received $749.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Chan$34.42
  2. Specialty average$749.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Optometrist providers in California

There are 8,156 optometrist records in California.

Other optometrist records in California

  1. Douglas Aaseby, O.D.El Dorado Hills, CA1962715961
  2. Saloumeh Abadi, ODSanta Monica, CA1699258756
  3. Davoud AbbasiFillmore, CA1902361678
  4. Christopher Abbott, O.D.Santee, CA1417936220
  5. Sara Abboud, ODAlbany, CA1649052846
  6. Ghezal Abdali, O.D.Tustin, CA1770688640
  7. Nahid Abdali, O.D.San Ramon, CA1700210242
  8. Yasmeen AbdelfattahIrvine, CA1417786617
  9. Marina Abdou, ODUpland, CA1356017321
  10. Angela Abe, OPTModesto, CA1336108885

Common questions

What is Richard Chan, O.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Chan, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922144625, issued on Jan 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Chan, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1635 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 833-3971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Chan, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 8944, 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.