James E. Tearse, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Redwood City, CA
James E. Tearse, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Redwood City, California, and NPI 1811099435, issued on Sep 3, 2006. Check the license (California A42953, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James E. Tearse
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A42953 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1391 Woodside RD., Redwood City, CA 94061
- Phone
- (650) 368-3937
- Enumerated
- Sep 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 368-0270
- Medicaid ID
- 00A429531 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041116001297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1982
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James E. Tearse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A42953Check 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 ophthalmology physician in 2024
853 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost101 claims
- Azithromycin74 claims
- Xiidra70 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate56 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine47 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth45 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 59.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $9,513.38
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. 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.
James E. Tearse among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
James E. Tearse, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Redwood City → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Judith Nevitt, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940611194816058
- William Chang, MDRedwood City, CA 940631487732020
- Paul Chen, MDRedwood City, CA 940631184798464
- Ronald Melles, MDRedwood City, CA 940631104904747
- Theresa Nguyen, D.O.Redwood City, CA 940631427206093
- Henry Upton, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940631285732669
- James Abrams, M.D.San Bruno, CA 940661912903329
- Richard Braunstein, M.D.San Carlos, CA 940701639104433
Common questions
What is James E. Tearse, MD's NPI number?
James E. Tearse, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811099435, issued on Sep 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James E. Tearse, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1391 Woodside RD., Redwood City, CA, 94061. Phone: (650) 368-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James E. Tearse, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A42953, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James E. Tearse, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James E. Tearse, MD had 853 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James E. Tearse, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 59.9 of 100. 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.