Verena Zeng
Optometrist · Merced, CA
Verena Zeng is an optometrist with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1255111985, issued on Oct 2, 2023. Check the license (California 35589, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Verena Zeng
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 35589 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 708 W 20TH St Ste A, Merced, CA 95340
- Phone
- (209) 384-2335
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2023
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 708 W 20TH St Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jenny Tai, ODOptometrist1346166618
Verify Verena Zeng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35589Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate20 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 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: $45.86
2 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.
Verena Zeng among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Verena Zeng 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 2023, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
22 optometrist records list a practice address in Merced
They are 22 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Merced, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fernando Chen, O.D.Merced, CA 953401588720411
- Julia Hayward, ODMerced, CA 953401912835075
- Matthew Lee, O.DMerced, CA 953401194706952
- Michelle Meza, ODMerced, CA 953401093482960
- Jenny Tai, ODMerced, CA 953401346166618
- Pahoua Vue, ODMerced, CA 953401477641934
- Lily Wang, O.D.Merced, CA 953401447307046
- Richard Yang, O.D.Merced, CA 953401871698449
Common questions
What is Verena Zeng's NPI number?
Verena Zeng's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255111985, issued on Oct 2, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Verena Zeng located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 708 W 20TH St Ste A, Merced, CA, 95340. Phone: (209) 384-2335. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Verena Zeng's license?
NPPES lists California license number 35589, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Verena Zeng prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Verena Zeng had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 39 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.