Smit Ashok Patel, O.D.
Optometrist · El Cajon, CA
Smit Ashok Patel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in El Cajon, California, and NPI 1134386105, issued on May 19, 2008. Check the license (California 13274, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Smit Ashok Patel
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 13274 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1071 Broadway, El Cajon, CA 92021
- Phone
- (619) 442-6686
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 442-8023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140515001730); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1071 Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Smit Ashok Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 13274Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $405.62
6 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Smit Ashok Patel among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Smit Ashok Patel, 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 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in El Cajon → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kim Butler, O.D.El Cajon, CA 920211467444844
- Mary Howard, ODEl Cajon, CA 920211831129329
- Louis Tartaglia, O.D.El Cajon, CA 920211922125376
- Maria Theresa Alfonso, ODEl Cajon, CA 920201003150129
- Jim Andrews, O.D.El Cajon, CA 920201336363852
- Richard Carlson, O.D.El Cajon, CA 920201619989787
- Marilyn Carter, ODEl Cajon, CA 920201003884776
- Ying-Ju Chen, O.D.El Cajon, CA 920201285864462
Common questions
What is Smit Ashok Patel, O.D.'s NPI number?
Smit Ashok Patel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134386105, issued on May 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Smit Ashok Patel, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1071 Broadway, El Cajon, CA, 92021. Phone: (619) 442-6686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Smit Ashok Patel, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 13274, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Smit Ashok Patel, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Smit Ashok Patel, O.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims; 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.