Jamie Taffora, OD
Optometrist · Merrillville, IN
Jamie Taffora, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1144238890, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jamie Taffora
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046-009004 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 303 W 89TH Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 769-8989
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 756-0560
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090819000682); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 303 W 89TH Ave
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Verify Jamie Taffora in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
233 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 66% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate86 claims
- Erythromycin32 claims
- Restasis29 claims
- Latanoprost12 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 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: $512.64
22 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
- David G Gross DO PCMerrillville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jamie Taffora among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Jamie Taffora, 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
30 optometrist records list a practice address in Merrillville
They are 30 of the 1,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrillville, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
All 1,578 in Indiana → Every provider in Merrillville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Allmaras, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101609842558
- Miklos Balogh, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101245300060
- Alison Byrne, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101275650608
- Sara Cubenas, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101902004989
- Dennis Jahovic, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101184731812
- Michael Kelley, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101558324368
- Timothy McGillen, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101285769133
- Robert Moses, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101417938010
Common questions
What is Jamie Taffora, OD's NPI number?
Jamie Taffora, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144238890, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jamie Taffora, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 303 W 89TH Ave, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 769-8989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jamie Taffora, OD's license?
Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jamie Taffora, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jamie Taffora, OD had 233 Medicare Part D claims for 137 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.