Vilma A. Carter, O.D.
Optometrist · Brea, CA
Vilma A. Carter, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Brea, California, and NPI 1902981343, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (California 9217T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vilma A. Carter
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 9217T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1040 E Imperial Hwy, Brea, CA 92821
- Phone
- (714) 990-3888
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1040 E Imperial Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elaine Hse, O.D.Optometrist1750431573
- Trinh Lien, O.D.Optometrist1427108059
Verify Vilma A. Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 9217TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $42.13
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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.
Vilma A. Carter among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Vilma A. Carter, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
26 optometrist records list a practice address in Brea
They are 26 of the 1,052 NPPES records with a practice address in Brea, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Diane Almanza, O.D.Brea, CA 928211790823839
- Isabell Choi-Siritaratiwat, ODBrea, CA 928211265514269
- Vinh Dang, O.D.Brea, CA 928211699746917
- Elaine Hse, O.D.Brea, CA 928211750431573
- Trinh Lien, O.D.Brea, CA 928211427108059
- Benjamin MarumotoBrea, CA 928211821134891
- Lisa Matsui, O.D.Brea, CA 928211366502981
- Liz Nguyen, O.D.Brea, CA 928211528039740
Common questions
What is Vilma A. Carter, O.D.'s NPI number?
Vilma A. Carter, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902981343, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vilma A. Carter, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1040 E Imperial Hwy, Brea, CA, 92821. Phone: (714) 990-3888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vilma A. Carter, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 9217T, 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.