Erica Lee Tharp, OD
Optometrist · Fort Wayne, IN
Erica Lee Tharp, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and NPI 1902659055, issued on Apr 9, 2024. Check the license (Indiana 18004479A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erica Lee Tharp
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18004479A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7747 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804
- Phone
- (260) 459-8444
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2024
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240522001100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7747 W Jefferson Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Erica Lee Tharp in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18004479ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone11 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: $279.26
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- 20/20 Eye Physicians OF Indiana P CIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erica Lee Tharp among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Erica Lee Tharp, OD is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 92% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
101 optometrist records list a practice address in Fort Wayne
They are 101 of the 9,203 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Wayne, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
All 1,578 in Indiana → Every provider in Fort Wayne → Optometrist nationwide →
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- Dale Fath, ODFt Wayne, IN 468041750358347
- Dawn Frederickson, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468041760489009
- Christina Kennedy, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468041154480911
- Julie Manry, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468041326000423
- Eugene McGarvey, O. D.Fort Wayne, IN 468041538122593
Common questions
What is Erica Lee Tharp, OD's NPI number?
Erica Lee Tharp, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902659055, issued on Apr 9, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erica Lee Tharp, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7747 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN, 46804. Phone: (260) 459-8444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erica Lee Tharp, OD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18004479A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erica Lee Tharp, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erica Lee Tharp, OD had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.