Viraj J. Shah, O.D.
Optometrist · Elk Grove, CA
Viraj J. Shah, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Elk Grove, California, and NPI 1639256274, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California OPT12464, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viraj J. Shah
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT12464 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4810 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95758
- Phone
- (916) 478-2778
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 478-2779
- Medicaid ID
- SD0124640 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061226000145); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4810 Elk Grove Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thao Thi Phuong Giang, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1831615442
- Ami Shah, O.D.Optometrist1881665388
Verify Viraj J. Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT12464Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 79% of claims.
Most prescribed
- 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: $231.02
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Third Optometric Care OF CaliforniaElk Grove, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Viraj J. Shah among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Viraj J. Shah, 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 fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
47 optometrist records list a practice address in Elk Grove
They are 47 of the 3,596 NPPES records with a practice address in Elk Grove, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bradley Chin, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581649325564
- Bruce Chin, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581790830925
- Stephen Crowley, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581104973866
- Steven Frisby, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581407910615
- David Lee, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581508929407
- Roxanne Lee-Louie, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581598855652
- Marvin Neill, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581336216563
- Ami Shah, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581881665388
Common questions
What is Viraj J. Shah, O.D.'s NPI number?
Viraj J. Shah, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639256274, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viraj J. Shah, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4810 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove, CA, 95758. Phone: (916) 478-2778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viraj J. Shah, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT12464, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Viraj J. Shah, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Viraj J. Shah, O.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.