Clare Tao, O.D.
Optometrist · West New York, NJ
Clare Tao, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in West New York, New Jersey, and NPI 1003320136, issued on Nov 28, 2017. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00685000, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clare Tao
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 27OA00685000 NJ
TUV008709 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6000 Bergenline Ave, West New York, NJ 07093
- Phone
- (201) 854-7007
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210810002916); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6000 Bergenline Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Clare Tao 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 27OA00685000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone46 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth28 claims
- Restasis18 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: $95.79
2 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
- Seesaw Vision LS LLCLivingston, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clare Tao among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Clare Tao, O.D. 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 2017, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
13 optometrist records list a practice address in West New York
They are 13 of the 344 NPPES records with a practice address in West New York, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Poonam BhavsarWest New York, NJ 070931790451797
- Walter Donach, O.D.West New York, NJ 070931245386549
- Edward Forszt, O.D.West New York, NJ 070931780883652
- Stephen Friedman, O.D.West New York, NJ 070931952463994
- Anthony Gurdak, O.D.West New York, NJ 070931710267158
- James Han, O.D.West New York, NJ 070931295832996
- Pooja Kadakia, ODWest New York, NJ 070931750055083
- Yuchen Liu, ODWest New York, NJ 070931205580859
Common questions
What is Clare Tao, O.D.'s NPI number?
Clare Tao, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003320136, issued on Nov 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clare Tao, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6000 Bergenline Ave, West New York, NJ, 07093. Phone: (201) 854-7007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clare Tao, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00685000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Clare Tao, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clare Tao, O.D. had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 67 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.