Emily A. Bucher, O.D.
Optometrist · Tacoma, WA
Emily A. Bucher, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1578915294, issued on Jul 6, 2016. Check the license (Washington OD60658490, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emily A. Bucher
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OD60658490 WA
4287ATI OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2915 S Alder St, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Phone
- (360) 242-3010
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180723001666); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2915 S Alder St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Emily A. Bucher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD60658490Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,697 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost591 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol255 claims
- Timolol Maleate228 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate146 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate67 claims
- Rhopressa60 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): 98 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: $547.22
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Pacific Cataract And Laser Institute Inc PCTacoma, WA
- Sight Partners Physicians PCRenton, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emily A. Bucher among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Emily A. Bucher, 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 2016, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Emily A. Bucher, O.D.'s NPI number?
Emily A. Bucher, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578915294, issued on Jul 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emily A. Bucher, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2915 S Alder St, Tacoma, WA, 98409. Phone: (360) 242-3010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emily A. Bucher, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD60658490, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Emily A. Bucher, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emily A. Bucher, O.D. had 1,697 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Emily A. Bucher, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98 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.