Stephen Keith Ching, O.D.
Optometrist · Gold River, CA
Stephen Keith Ching, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Gold River, California, and NPI 1760478028, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (California 9223T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Keith Ching
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 9223T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2248 Sunrise Blvd, Gold River, CA 95670
- Phone
- (916) 638-3878
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicaid IDs
- SD0092231 CA
SD0092232 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080423000759); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 8,308 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2248 Sunrise Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lori Kam, O.D.Optometrist1609862960
Verify Stephen Keith Ching in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 9223TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azelastine Hcl15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $19.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lori D Kam And Stephen K Ching OdsGold River, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Keith Ching among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Stephen Keith Ching, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Gold River
They are 4 of the 155 NPPES records with a practice address in Gold River, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Gold River → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Randy Brown, ODGold River, CA 956701194786053
- Dwight Clark, O.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701043321169
- Edwin Cook, O.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701790166734
- Teresa Gerard, O.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701285849265
- Lori Kam, O.D.Gold River, CA 956701609862960
- Yon Kim, O.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701891812855
- Palmer Lee, O.D.Gold River, CA 956701114019171
- Jennifer Mayer, O.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701336294909
Common questions
What is Stephen Keith Ching, O.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Keith Ching, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760478028, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Keith Ching, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2248 Sunrise Blvd, Gold River, CA, 95670. Phone: (916) 638-3878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Keith Ching, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 9223T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Keith Ching, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Keith Ching, O.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.