NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Israel, OPTOMETRIST

Optometrist · Lancaster, CA

Steven Israel, OPTOMETRIST is an optometrist with a practice address in Lancaster, California, and NPI 1689724585, issued on Jan 11, 2007. Check the license (California 7966TLG, 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
1689724585
Name
Steven Israel
Credential
OPTOMETRIST
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
7966TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1046 W Avenue K, Lancaster, CA 93534
Phone
(661) 942-7313
Enumerated
Jan 11, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 948-1264
Medicaid ID
SD0079660 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081106000300); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1984
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 1046 W Avenue K

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  1. Yeraz Kochkarian, ODOptometrist1942975982

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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

389 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. Steven Israel389
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost119 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl40 claims
  3. Travoprost38 claims
  4. Cyclosporine18 claims
  5. Prednisolone Acetate17 claims
  6. Restasis16 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: $16.48

1 payment: 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.

  1. Steven Israel$16.48
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Steven Israel among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Steven Israel, OPTOMETRIST 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
  • Graduated1984 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

37 optometrist records list a practice address in Lancaster

They are 37 of the 4,273 NPPES records with a practice address in Lancaster, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Clark, ODLancaster, CA 935341053574657
  2. Michael Holub, ODLancaster, CA 935341568432730
  3. Melanie Jedrusiak, O.D.Lancaster, CA 935341700071834
  4. Josephine Lai, O.D.Lancaster, CA 935341225068836
  5. Jenny Le, O.D.Lancaster, CA 935341588998512
  6. Jerry Martin, O.D.Lancaster, CA 935341679543821
  7. Mark Mewborne, ODLancaster, CA 935341396880787
  8. Tarek Mohana, O.D.Lancaster, CA 935341467661355

Common questions

What is Steven Israel, OPTOMETRIST's NPI number?

Steven Israel, OPTOMETRIST's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689724585, issued on Jan 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Israel, OPTOMETRIST located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1046 W Avenue K, Lancaster, CA, 93534. Phone: (661) 942-7313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Israel, OPTOMETRIST's license?

NPPES lists California license number 7966TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Steven Israel, OPTOMETRIST prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Israel, OPTOMETRIST had 389 Medicare Part D claims for 86 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.