John Tao, O.D.
Optometrist · Brooklyn, NY
John Tao, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1194177493, issued on Jul 11, 2016. Check the license (New York 008470, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Tao
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 008470 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 187 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11223
- Phone
- (718) 373-2020
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171213000467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 187 Avenue U
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Tao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 008470Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
164 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bepotastine Besilate61 claims
- Cyclosporine39 claims
- Restasis31 claims
- Latanoprost15 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: $125.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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 3 group practices
- Elmont Optometry PLLCElmont, NY
- Tristate Optometry PLLCBronx, NY
- Visionary Optometry PLLCQueens Village, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Tao among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
John Tao, O.D. is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New York
There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
All 3,535 in New York → Every provider in Brooklyn → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Olga Alekberov, ODBrooklyn, NY 112231568711836
- Ezra Cohen, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112231487655965
- Haim Cohen, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112231568725133
- Elena Feldman, ODBrooklyn, NY 112231679526040
- Maya Filshtinskaya, O.DBrooklyn, NY 112231821312166
- Elexa GiganteBrooklyn, NY 112231467972190
- Vlad Novak, ODBrooklyn, NY 112231437110434
- Natalya Rooney, ODBrooklyn, NY 112231932548708
Common questions
What is John Tao, O.D.'s NPI number?
John Tao, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194177493, issued on Jul 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Tao, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 187 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Phone: (718) 373-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Tao, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 008470, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Tao, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Tao, O.D. had 164 Medicare Part D claims for 42 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.