Tae Kim Ikefugi, O.D.
Optometrist · Torrance, CA
Tae Kim Ikefugi, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1437296613, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license (California 11897T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tae Kim Ikefugi
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 11897T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21880 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 340, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 542-7070
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 542-7070
- Medicaid ID
- SD0118970 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tae Kim Ikefugi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 11897TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
14 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: $154.32
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Tae Kim Ikefugi among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Tae Kim Ikefugi, 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 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 fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 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 Torrance → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Geri Bonde, O.D.Torrance, CA 905031316982556
- Jessica Chang, O.D.Torrance, CA 905031972667889
- Albert Chun, O.D.Torrance, CA 905031952378010
- David Cloutier, O.D.Torrance, CA 905031578506549
- Jeffrey Fleming, O.D.Torrance, CA 905031679542989
- Deborah Geering-Fend, O.D.Torrance, CA 905031669553871
- Emily Kim, O.D.Torrance, CA 905031679689863
- Grace Kuo, O.D.Torrance, CA 905031588711519
Common questions
What is Tae Kim Ikefugi, O.D.'s NPI number?
Tae Kim Ikefugi, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437296613, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tae Kim Ikefugi, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21880 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 340, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 542-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tae Kim Ikefugi, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 11897T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tae Kim Ikefugi, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tae Kim Ikefugi, O.D. had 14 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.