NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samantha P. Hua, O.D.

Optometrist · Covina, CA

Samantha P. Hua, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Covina, California, and NPI 1548224819, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (California OPT11656T, 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
1548224819
Name
Samantha P. Hua
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT11656T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 W Rowland St, Covina, CA 91723
Phone
(626) 331-6411
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 251-1560
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100804000593); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New England College Of Optometry, 2001
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 420 W Rowland St

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

  1. Mary Absood, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497735906
  2. Nancy Aceves, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1235171703
  3. Joseph Alonzo, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1225077050
  4. Sarah Anh, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1104037159
  5. Travis Boyer, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265901870
  6. Annamari Cabrera, MDPediatrics Physician1881653434

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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

92 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Samantha Hua92
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost50 claims
  2. Cyclosporine13 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 GroupBaldwin Park, CA

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

Samantha P. Hua among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Samantha P. Hua, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · 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).

Optometrist providers in California

There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Duncan, O.D.Covina, CA 917231962499251
  2. Nicolas Gonzalez, O.D.Covina, CA 917231164874541
  3. Carmen Gutierrez, O.D.Covina, CA 917231780671073
  4. Perry Hom, O.D.Covina, CA 917231598752883
  5. Francine Horibe, O.D.Covina, CA 917231952398240
  6. Christina Leung, O.D.Covina, CA 917231730374802
  7. Douglas Stephey, OD,Covina, CA 917231649290123
  8. Hoa Tran, ODCovina, CA 917231588233134

Common questions

What is Samantha P. Hua, O.D.'s NPI number?

Samantha P. Hua, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548224819, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samantha P. Hua, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 W Rowland St, Covina, CA, 91723. Phone: (626) 331-6411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samantha P. Hua, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number OPT11656T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Samantha P. Hua, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samantha P. Hua, O.D. had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 32 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.