William Arthur Downey, OD
Optometrist · South Lake Tahoe, CA
William Arthur Downey, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in South Lake Tahoe, California, and NPI 1629153796, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (California CA006201T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- William Arthur Downey
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- CA006201T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3637 Larch Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
- Phone
- (530) 544-3403
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 544-4032
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Arthur Downey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license CA006201TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
William Arthur Downey among 8,308 optometrist records in California
William Arthur Downey, OD 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 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).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Beck, ODSo Lake Tahoe, CA 961501811906597
- Richard Kahn, ODSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501528122967
- Mark Lehmann, ODS Lake Tahoe, CA 961501619936481
- Kellie LondonSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501134710932
- Margaret Raulino, O.D.Tahoe City, CA 961451902862212
- James Evans, ODTruckee, CA 961611184759052
- Christine Jackson, O.D.Truckee, CA 961611992110274
- Melissa Macco, ODTruckee, CA 961611992205363
Common questions
What is William Arthur Downey, OD's NPI number?
William Arthur Downey, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629153796, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Arthur Downey, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3637 Larch Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150. Phone: (530) 544-3403. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Arthur Downey, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number CA006201T, 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. 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.