Benjamin Tautges, OD
Optometrist · Palm Desert, CA
Benjamin Tautges, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1225527153, issued on May 7, 2018. Check the license (California 33945, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Tautges
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 33945 CA
2237 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 779-0800
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 779-0801
- Medicaid ID
- 1760541569 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221115001075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Tautges in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 33945Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth37 claims
- Moxifloxacin20 claims
- Latanoprost19 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate19 claims
- Erythromycin13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hawaii Permanente Medical Group IncKailua Kona, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Tautges among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Benjamin Tautges, OD 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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 3,573 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 optometrist records list a practice address in Palm Desert
They are 21 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Don Adkins, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601740264183
- Rudolph Alanis, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601770612699
- Charles Baus, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601215911565
- Jonathan Dizon, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601629578836
- Christel Filippelli, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601912062894
- Serena Ho, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601790835585
- Jack Lebby, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601639159874
- VI Nguyen, ODPalm Desert, CA 922601164875571
Common questions
What is Benjamin Tautges, OD's NPI number?
Benjamin Tautges, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225527153, issued on May 7, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Tautges, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 779-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Tautges, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 33945, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Tautges, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Tautges, OD had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.