Stephen Kay Christensen, OD
Optometrist · Lake Forest, CA
Stephen Kay Christensen, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lake Forest, California, and NPI 1730216680, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (California 8694T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Kay Christensen
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8694T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22681 Lake Forest Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- Phone
- (949) 837-2121
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 837-6215
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091104000103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 22681 Lake Forest Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Sendzik, O.D.Optometrist1164830121
Verify Stephen Kay Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 8694TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost22 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 claims
- Moxifloxacin12 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
- Fifth Optometric Care OF CaliforniaLake Forest, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Kay Christensen among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Stephen Kay Christensen, OD 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 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Lake Forest
They are 15 of the 1,008 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Forest, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cheryl Alderson, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301366521809
- Jacqueline Cullinane, ODLake Forest, CA 926301689645046
- John Deguzman Celis, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301861542714
- Charles Dominguez, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301063437507
- Omid Khodai, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301134197742
- Richard Kidder, OPTOMETRISTLake Forest, CA 926301629155924
- Justin Michaels, O.DLake Forest, CA 926301174576904
- Jon Morrison, ODLake Forest, CA 926301306817846
Common questions
What is Stephen Kay Christensen, OD's NPI number?
Stephen Kay Christensen, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730216680, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Kay Christensen, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22681 Lake Forest Dr, Lake Forest, CA, 92630. Phone: (949) 837-2121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Kay Christensen, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 8694T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Kay Christensen, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Kay Christensen, OD had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.