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Ka Yee So, OD

NPI 1770008609ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Oakland, CA

Optometrist (OD) in Oakland, California, trained at University of California - School of Optometry (class of 2017). In 2024 Medicare paid $119,997 for 581 patients, and Part D covered 705 of their prescriptions, 66% of them generic. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $64.67 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1770008609
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedAug 11, 2017
Last updated in NPPESMay 18, 2020
Certified by providerMay 18, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X33775TLGCA

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)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients581
Services billed1,414 across 9 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$119,997

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)705 · 1,367 30-day fills
Patients223
Total drug cost$36,355
Generic share66% 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$64.67 · 3 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$88.43 · 4 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$64.67 · 3 payments

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

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