Christine Mallari Taruc, OD
Optometrist · Matawan, NJ
Christine Mallari Taruc, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Matawan, New Jersey, and NPI 1871153031, issued on Jun 19, 2019. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00687300, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Mallari Taruc
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 27OA00687300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 935 State Route 34, Matawan, NJ 07747
- Phone
- (732) 583-9797
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190719001978); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Mallari Taruc in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 27OA00687300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost30 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 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: $184.66
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Steve H. Silberberg, O.D., LLCMatawan, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Mallari Taruc among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Christine Mallari Taruc, OD is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 69% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 optometrist records list a practice address in Matawan
They are 11 of the 598 NPPES records with a practice address in Matawan, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
All 1,542 in New Jersey → Every provider in Matawan → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ojaswita Bastola, ODMatawan, NJ 077471528744497
- Steven Buchman, O.D.Matawan, NJ 077471538298211
- Michael Hayes, O.D.Matawan, NJ 077471619905155
- John Lipchak, ODMatawan, NJ 077471003969478
- Estella Mira, ODMatawan, NJ 077471659424026
- Caren Mullner, O.D.Matawan, NJ 077471073954251
- Alisa Newman-SilbermanMatawan, NJ 077471255412524
- Hardi Patel, ODMatawan, NJ 077471952978496
Common questions
What is Christine Mallari Taruc, OD's NPI number?
Christine Mallari Taruc, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871153031, issued on Jun 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Mallari Taruc, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 935 State Route 34, Matawan, NJ, 07747. Phone: (732) 583-9797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Mallari Taruc, OD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00687300, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine Mallari Taruc, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Mallari Taruc, OD had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.