Nivedita Chandrasekharan, OD, FAAO
Optometrist · Santa Cruz, CA
At a glance
2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-1323
NPPES record updated May 17, 2022. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
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2025 Soquel AveSanta Cruz, CA 95062-1323
Additional reported practice locations
200 S Wells RdSuite 225
Ventura, CA 930041377
Phone: 8056476322
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago
- Graduation year
- 2012
- CMS specialties
- Optometry
Practice groups
Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.
Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Procedures in the public data
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No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.
CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology
Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
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Industry-reported general payments
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Reported purposes
| Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|
| Food and beverage | $967.12 |
Reporting companies
| Company | Amount |
|---|---|
| TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $258.97 |
| ABBVIE INC. | $151.94 |
| ALCON VISION LLC | $149.13 |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | $129.65 |
| BAUSCH & LOMB AMERICAS INC. | $121.81 |
| COOPERVISION INC. | $97.57 |
| AMGEN INC. | $31.95 |
| OYSTER POINT PHARMA, INC. | $26.10 |
Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.
Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
Registry details
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist
- Taxonomy code
- 152W00000X
- Enumeration date
- Mar 3, 2013
- Record updated
- May 17, 2022
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
- Reported credentials
- OD, FAAO
Reported taxonomies and licenses
152W00000X
License reported: TA2305 MD
152W00000X
License reported: 134200 AK
152W00000X · Primary
License reported: 14592 CA
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Practice location
2025 Soquel AveSanta Cruz, CA 95062-1323
- Phone
- (831) 458-5640
Mailing address
325 DISTEL CIR STE 225LOS ALTOS, CA 940221408
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