NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thazin Aung

Optometrist · Palo Alto, CA

Thazin Aung is an optometrist with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1215331558, issued on Oct 15, 2014. Check the license (California 15044, 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
1215331558
Name
Thazin Aung
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
15044 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
540 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone
(650) 321-2015
Enumerated
Oct 15, 2014
Record last updated
May 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 540 University Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cindy Matteson, ODOptometrist1346271665
  2. Joseph Most, O.D.Optometrist1568526440

Verify Thazin Aung in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $5,086.75

7 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.

  1. Thazin Aung$5,086.75
  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.

Thazin Aung among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Thazin Aung 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 2014, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dessie Athens, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011598853103
  2. Lawrence Chin, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011871554113
  3. Adrienne Lee, ODPalo Alto, CA 943011053401273
  4. Teresa Lui, O.D. INCPalo Alto, CA 943011306828454
  5. Helen Ma, ODPalo Alto, CA 943011073689154
  6. Manjeet Mann, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011063585990
  7. Cindy Matteson, ODPalo Alto, CA 943011346271665
  8. Joseph Most, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011568526440

Common questions

What is Thazin Aung's NPI number?

Thazin Aung's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215331558, issued on Oct 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thazin Aung located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 321-2015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thazin Aung's license?

NPPES lists California license number 15044, 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.