Lindsay Anne Tavares, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Tucson, AZ
Lindsay Anne Tavares, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1104056944, issued on Jul 14, 2009. Check the license (Arizona 47453, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lindsay Anne Tavares
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 47453 AZ
R71678 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7396 N LA Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85741
- Phone
- (520) 229-1554
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130708000255); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7396 N LA Cholla Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Johnson Co, ODOptometrist1801371554
- Ricardo Couso, MDOphthalmology Physician1215428750
- Ajay Sanan, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1295799369
Verify Lindsay Anne Tavares in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 47453Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,890 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost501 claims
- Timolol Maleate198 claims
- Rocklatan196 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol174 claims
- Restasis122 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate87 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $316.47
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pima Eye Institute PCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lindsay Anne Tavares among 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona
Lindsay Anne Tavares, MD is one of 353 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2000 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 59% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona.
All 353 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ricardo Couso, MDTucson, AZ 857411215428750
- Jason Jensen, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411912433293
- Ajay Sanan, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411295799369
- Christopher Seniw, MDTucson, AZ 857411669445987
- Le Yu, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411801080320
- Paul Horwitz, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857431508861063
- Nadezhda Bolton, D.OTucson, AZ 857461689037509
- Ronald Johnson, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857461467532309
Common questions
What is Lindsay Anne Tavares, MD's NPI number?
Lindsay Anne Tavares, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104056944, issued on Jul 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lindsay Anne Tavares, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7396 N LA Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85741. Phone: (520) 229-1554. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lindsay Anne Tavares, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 47453, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lindsay Anne Tavares, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lindsay Anne Tavares, MD had 1,890 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lindsay Anne Tavares, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.