Dara Khalatbari, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Monroe, NC
Dara Khalatbari, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Monroe, North Carolina, and NPI 1770612574, issued on Mar 5, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2007-00523, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dara Khalatbari
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2007-00523 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 602 S Sutherland Ave, Monroe, NC 28112
- Phone
- (704) 684-8400
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2023
- Fax
- (980) 326-2079
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071121000403); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dara Khalatbari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2007-00523Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
467 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost144 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate106 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol62 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate36 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine19 claims
- Ofloxacin19 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $105.50
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Dara Khalatbari among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Dara Khalatbari, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Monroe → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ivan Mac, MDMonroe, NC 281121689654592
- Payal Patel, M.D.Monroe, NC 281121356735617
- Vipul Shah, M.D.Monroe, NC 281121174747059
- Shobit Rastogi, M.D.Mooresville, NC 281171720062763
- Randall SteinMooresville, NC 281171376807214
- Robert Weber, MDMooresville, NC 281171184656340
- Douglas Brown, MDMatthews, NC 281051598339202
- William Edwards, MDMatthews, NC 281051144964487
Common questions
What is Dara Khalatbari, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dara Khalatbari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770612574, issued on Mar 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dara Khalatbari, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 602 S Sutherland Ave, Monroe, NC, 28112. Phone: (704) 684-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dara Khalatbari, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2007-00523, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dara Khalatbari, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dara Khalatbari, M.D. had 467 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dara Khalatbari, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.