Stephen Chinn
Optometrist · San Diego, CA
Stephen Chinn is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1912976291, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (California 5373, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Chinn
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5373 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2856 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104
- Phone
- (619) 280-0664
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 294-8100
- Medicaid ID
- SD0053731 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Chinn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 5373Check 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: $355.55
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lkc Technologies, 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.
Stephen Chinn among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Stephen Chinn 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 fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 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 San Diego → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Han Bui, O.D.San Diego, CA 921041578930343
- Jennifer ChinnSan Diego, CA 921041073989471
- Mark DelsmanSan Diego, CA 921041497712871
- Rachel Lee, O.D.San Diego, CA 921041619379278
- Ginny Schaffner, ODSan Diego, CA 921041447747613
- Amber Candelaria, ODSan Diego, CA 921031013759117
- Riya Desai, ODSan Diego, CA 921031902641848
- Dora Doan, O.D.San Diego, CA 921051003129834
Common questions
What is Stephen Chinn's NPI number?
Stephen Chinn's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912976291, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Chinn located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2856 University Ave, San Diego, CA, 92104. Phone: (619) 280-0664. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Chinn's license?
NPPES lists California license number 5373, 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.