Joseph Tarantino
Optometrist · North Dartmouth, MA
Joseph Tarantino is an optometrist with a practice address in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and NPI 1487785945, issued on Mar 8, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 3752, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Tarantino
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3752 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Faunce Corner RD, North Dartmouth, MA 02747
- Phone
- (508) 717-0270
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (508) 995-3060
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Tarantino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 3752Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Joseph Tarantino among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Joseph Tarantino is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 optometrist records list a practice address in North Dartmouth
They are 12 of the 360 NPPES records with a practice address in North Dartmouth, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Altman, ODDartmouth, MA 027471073565362
- Sherry Audycki, ODN Dartmouth, MA 027471679559108
- Kayla Baker, O.D.N Dartmouth, MA 027471477662518
- Carlos Defreitas, O.D.North Dartmouth, MA 027471336136894
- Marc Dodson, O.D.North Dartmouth, MA 027471699762138
- Arthur Goldman, O.D.North Dartmouth, MA 027471679560114
- John Magalhaes, ODN Dartmouth, MA 027471699851220
- Lori Michaud, O.D.N Dartmouth, MA 027471679656011
Common questions
What is Joseph Tarantino's NPI number?
Joseph Tarantino's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487785945, issued on Mar 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Tarantino located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Faunce Corner RD, North Dartmouth, MA, 02747. Phone: (508) 717-0270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Tarantino's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 3752, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Tarantino prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Tarantino had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.