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Carol Yu, OD

NPI 1639697451ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· La Jolla, CA

Optometrist (OD) in La Jolla, California, trained at University of California - School of Optometry (class of 2017). In 2024 Medicare paid $40,676 for 302 patients, and Part D covered 301 of their prescriptions, 55% of them generic. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $623.51 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1639697451
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedAug 31, 2017
Last updated in NPPESOct 8, 2018

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000XOPT34047CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (CA); Practitioner - Optometry (FL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients302
Services billed697 across 28 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$40,676

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)301 · 397 30-day fills
Patients131
Total drug cost$59,726
Generic share55% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of California - School of Optometry
Graduation year2017
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$623.51 · 14 payments from 10 companies
  • 2024$628.46 · 8 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$623.51 · 14 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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