Armando Amador Tapia, O.D.
Optometrist · Santa Clara, CA
Armando Amador Tapia, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1114099363, issued on Nov 14, 2006. Check the license (California 8915T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Armando Amador Tapia
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8915T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051
- Phone
- (408) 851-4205
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071211000213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Armando Amador Tapia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 8915TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Armando Amador Tapia among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Armando Amador Tapia, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · 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).
59 optometrist records list a practice address in Santa Clara
They are 59 of the 3,436 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Clara, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Armando Amador Tapia, O.D.'s NPI number?
Armando Amador Tapia, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114099363, issued on Nov 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Armando Amador Tapia, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 851-4205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Armando Amador Tapia, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 8915T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Armando Amador Tapia, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Armando Amador Tapia, O.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; 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.