NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rick C. Wang, OD

Optometrist · Harbor City, CA

Rick C. Wang, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Harbor City, California, and NPI 1184825887, issued on May 30, 2007. Check the license (California OPT12437, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184825887
Name
Rick C. Wang
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT12437 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
25825 Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA 90710
Phone
(310) 325-5111
Enumerated
May 30, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041004001186); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2003
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 25825 Vermont Ave

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

  1. Maryam Abdelnaby, MDFamily Medicine Physician1104978568
  2. Christiana Abraham, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1447855911
  3. Kamren AckermanPhysical Therapist1104412352
  4. Bradley Ackerson, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1255490918
  5. Yossef Aelony, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1619178597
  6. Lisa Agustines, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1750452736

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  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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Rick Wang96
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost36 claims
  2. Cromolyn Sodium16 claims
  3. Cyclosporine16 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate12 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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupHarbor City, CA

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

Rick C. Wang among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Rick C. Wang, OD 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 2007, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · 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).

16 optometrist records list a practice address in Harbor City

They are 16 of the 958 NPPES records with a practice address in Harbor City, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rodney Aoto, ODHarbor City, CA 907101922156835
  2. Claudia Bear, ODHarbor City, CA 907101851449763
  3. Sirpa Carey, ODHarbor City, CA 907101659429561
  4. Gene Chang, ODHarbor City, CA 907101174671093
  5. Anna Gee, ODHarbor City, CA 907101205037199
  6. Chee Hur, O.D.Harbor City, CA 907101134434236
  7. Kim Ikemoto, ODHarbor City, CA 907101326249210
  8. Khiet Maemura, ODHarbor City, CA 907101891996781

Common questions

What is Rick C. Wang, OD's NPI number?

Rick C. Wang, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184825887, issued on May 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rick C. Wang, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25825 Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA, 90710. Phone: (310) 325-5111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rick C. Wang, OD's license?

NPPES lists California license number OPT12437, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rick C. Wang, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rick C. Wang, OD had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.