Joseph Franklin Tart, OD
Optometrist · Raleigh, NC
Joseph Franklin Tart, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1679528277, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1692, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Franklin Tart
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1692 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13220 Strickland RD, Raleigh, NC 27613
- Phone
- (919) 870-6430
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 870-6517
- Medicaid ID
- 89093AP NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090204000265); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 13220 Strickland RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Franklin Tart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1692Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of 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: $330.28
7 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
- Fox Eye Care GroupRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Franklin Tart among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Joseph Franklin Tart, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Raleigh → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kiarash Bassiri, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276131598952681
- Victoria Chow, ODRaleigh, NC 276131083560569
- Sinead Eck, ODRaleigh, NC 276131245016336
- Brett Miller, ODRaleigh, NC 276131417206913
- Eric Oberdorf, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276131053390898
- Wen Ping ShiauRaleigh, NC 276131285120139
- Yewande Alonge, O.DRaleigh, NC 276121245580984
- Mala Bailey, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276121689876971
Common questions
What is Joseph Franklin Tart, OD's NPI number?
Joseph Franklin Tart, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679528277, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Franklin Tart, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13220 Strickland RD, Raleigh, NC, 27613. Phone: (919) 870-6430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Franklin Tart, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1692, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Franklin Tart, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Franklin Tart, OD had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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.