Artika Naidu, O.D.
Optometrist · Tacoma, WA
Artika Naidu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1831574730, issued on Jul 22, 2015. Check the license (Washington OD60618573, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Artika Naidu
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD60618573 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4502 South Steele #700, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Phone
- (253) 474-1884
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170131001415); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Artika Naidu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD60618573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost34 claims
- Restasis25 claims
- Cyclosporine13 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate11 claims
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $404.56
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Bridgeport Family Vision Clinic PLLCLakewood, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Artika Naidu among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Artika Naidu, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joanne Bachman, ODTacoma, WA 984091730198250
- Terrence Clark, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984091629135934
- Melissa Dacumos, ODTacoma, WA 984091235180225
- Kenneth Dahlin, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984091699770461
- Gregory Greer, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984091184626301
- Jay Haynie, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984091841360302
- Michael Heil, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984091841276144
- Barry Huse, ODTacoma, WA 984091790708790
Common questions
What is Artika Naidu, O.D.'s NPI number?
Artika Naidu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831574730, issued on Jul 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Artika Naidu, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4502 South Steele #700, Tacoma, WA, 98409. Phone: (253) 474-1884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Artika Naidu, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD60618573, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Artika Naidu, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Artika Naidu, O.D. had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; 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.