Ruth Tang, O.D.
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Irvine, CA
Ruth Tang, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1043283500, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (California OP10173, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Tang
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
- License number
- OP10173 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17585 Harvard Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614
- Phone
- (949) 477-2424
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 477-2444
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Tang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OP10173Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,093.26
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 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.
Ruth Tang among 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records in California
Ruth Tang, O.D. is one of 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 32% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in California
There are 161 corneal and contact management optometrist records in California.
All 161 in California → Every provider in Irvine → Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Wang, O.D.Irvine, CA 926181043210578
- Jeffrey Brown, O.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261891853917
- Nathan Schramm, O.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261265682876
- M. Linda Arboleda, O.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926461073632741
- Peter Rich, O. D.Aliso Viejo, CA 926561942269626
- George ShundaNewport Beach, CA 926631346434909
- Gabriel Dery, O.D.San Juan Capistrano, CA 926751730113291
- Steven Arnquist, O. D.Hemet, CA 925451376673889
Common questions
What is Ruth Tang, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ruth Tang, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043283500, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Tang, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17585 Harvard Avenue, Irvine, CA, 92614. Phone: (949) 477-2424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Tang, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OP10173, 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.