NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Yang, O.D.

Optometrist · Merced, CA

Richard Yang, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1871698449, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (California 10657, 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
1871698449
Name
Richard Yang
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
10657 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3385 G St, Merced, CA 95340
Phone
(209) 385-3111
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150309002409); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 1995
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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Also registered at 3385 G St

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

  1. Robin Arguelles, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699828913
  2. Frank Baudino, MDFamily Medicine Physician1992800668
  3. Albert Col, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1952411266
  4. Thong Le, DDSDentist1407938699
  5. James Reid, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1083607022

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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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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $730.84

37 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.

  1. Richard Yang$730.84
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Gateway Optometric CenterMerced, CA

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

22 optometrist records list a practice address in Merced

They are 22 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Merced, and 8,308 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 Yang, O.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Yang, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871698449, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Yang, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3385 G St, Merced, CA, 95340. Phone: (209) 385-3111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number 10657, 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.