Wesley Chew, O.D.
Optometrist · Santa Ana, CA
Wesley Chew, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1952714446, issued on Jun 3, 2014. Check the license (California 14901TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wesley Chew
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14901TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1403 N Tustin Ave Ste 399, Santa Ana, CA 92705
- Phone
- (714) 884-3961
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2022
- Fax
- (714) 884-3458
- Medicaid ID
- 1952714446 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150205002646); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1403 N Tustin Ave Ste 399
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Wesley Chew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14901TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,710 Medicare Part D claims for 467 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost550 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol227 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate136 claims
- Xiidra111 claims
- Restasis106 claims
- Cyclosporine91 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: $17.84
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Retina Institute OF California Medical Group, A California Medical ParSanta Ana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wesley Chew among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Wesley Chew, 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 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 fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Santa Ana → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vida Arjomand, O.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051114011103
- Eric Bender, O.D.North Tustin, CA 927051184649519
- Alexander Bonakdar, O.DSanta Ana, CA 927051588668917
- Paul Chappelle, O.DSanta Ana, CA 927051326336835
- Bruce Grant, ODSanta Ana, CA 927051720126212
- Niloufar Hedayat, O.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051285898387
- Melvin Honda, O.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051801992490
- Janice Jackman, O.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051932250073
Common questions
What is Wesley Chew, O.D.'s NPI number?
Wesley Chew, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952714446, issued on Jun 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wesley Chew, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1403 N Tustin Ave Ste 399, Santa Ana, CA, 92705. Phone: (714) 884-3961. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wesley Chew, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14901TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Wesley Chew, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wesley Chew, O.D. had 1,710 Medicare Part D claims for 467 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.