Way Yu, O.D.
Optometrist · Richmond, CA
Way Yu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Richmond, California, and NPI 1891925459, issued on Jul 16, 2009. Check the license (California 13793, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Way Yu
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 13793 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 Washington Ave, Richmond, CA 94801
- Phone
- (510) 235-5228
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090922000198); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 110 Washington Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Paula Asmus, ODOptometrist1407931066
Verify Way Yu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 13793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 74% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost26 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: $64.62
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Point Richmond OptometryPoint Richmond, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Way Yu among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Way Yu, 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 2009, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- 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 Richmond → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paula Asmus, ODRichmond, CA 948011407931066
- Tanfen Lin, ODRichmond, CA 948011457426462
- Evan ShiuRichmond, CA 948011598821969
- Kiumars Ajdari, O.D.El Sobrante, CA 948031396804746
- Jane Liao, O.D.Richmond, CA 948041952443897
- Ian Nossoff, O.D.Richmond, CA 948041427112747
- Juan Anaya, O.D.San Pablo, CA 948061619995800
- Donald Drummond, O.D.Richmond, CA 948061730261728
Common questions
What is Way Yu, O.D.'s NPI number?
Way Yu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891925459, issued on Jul 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Way Yu, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 Washington Ave, Richmond, CA, 94801. Phone: (510) 235-5228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Way Yu, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 13793, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Way Yu, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Way Yu, O.D. had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.