Stuart Makoto Sakuma, O.D.
Optometrist · Watsonville, CA
Stuart Makoto Sakuma, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Watsonville, California, and NPI 1083607527, issued on Aug 30, 2005. Check the license (California OPT10730TPA, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stuart Makoto Sakuma
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT10730TPA CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1858 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076
- Phone
- (831) 724-2258
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100917000817); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1858 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Juliette Le, O.D.Optometrist1538360359
- Lisa Vollmer, O.D.Optometrist1740493758
Verify Stuart Makoto Sakuma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT10730TPACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
12 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: $63.76
3 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.
Stuart Makoto Sakuma among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Stuart Makoto Sakuma, 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
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Watsonville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maria Cardenas, ODWatsonville, CA 950761790266377
- Juliette Le, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761538360359
- Corwyn Mosiman, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761689674145
- Laura Prisbe, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761861507238
- Maricela Salgado, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761760673560
- Thomas Suzuki, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761194842054
- Krupa TailorWatsonville, CA 950761063897536
- Lisa Vollmer, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761740493758
Common questions
What is Stuart Makoto Sakuma, O.D.'s NPI number?
Stuart Makoto Sakuma, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083607527, issued on Aug 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stuart Makoto Sakuma, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1858 Main St, Watsonville, CA, 95076. Phone: (831) 724-2258. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stuart Makoto Sakuma, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT10730TPA, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stuart Makoto Sakuma, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stuart Makoto Sakuma, O.D. had 12 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.