Mark E. Tafoya, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Waipahu, HI
Mark E. Tafoya, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Waipahu, Hawaii, and NPI 1639233448, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD-11913, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark E. Tafoya
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD-11913 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 94-849 Lumiaina St, Waipahu, HI 96797
- Phone
- (808) 676-4772
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 676-8772
- Medicaid ID
- 517724-01 HI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090815000036); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 94-849 Lumiaina St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cherielyne De Leon, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1750994745
- James Okamoto, MDFamily Medicine Physician1073596250
Verify Mark E. Tafoya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MD-11913Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,400 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dorzolamide-Timolol334 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone296 claims
- Latanoprost247 claims
- Prolensa238 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate180 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate178 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $843.22
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, 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.
Mark E. Tafoya among 128 ophthalmology physician records in Hawaii
Mark E. Tafoya, MD is one of 128 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1995 among the 89 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 85% 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 Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Hawaii
There are 128 ophthalmology physician records in Hawaii.
All 128 in Hawaii → Every provider in Waipahu → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Xu, M.D.Waipahu, HI 967971356705644
- Gerald Carp, M.D.Wailuku, HI 967931912963646
- Uma Chaluvadi, MD, FRCS, FRCOPHTH.Wailuku, HI 967931306872874
- Cyril Dalmon, M.D.Wailuku, HI 967931487819579
- Gary Edwards, M.D.Wailuku, HI 967931366598872
- Lev Grunstein, M.D.Wailuku, HI 967931770773301
- Andrew Parlin, M.D.Wailuku, HI 967931306280086
- Clifford Rhodes, M.D.Wailuku, HI 967931275549453
Common questions
What is Mark E. Tafoya, MD's NPI number?
Mark E. Tafoya, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639233448, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark E. Tafoya, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 94-849 Lumiaina St, Waipahu, HI, 96797. Phone: (808) 676-4772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark E. Tafoya, MD's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD-11913, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mark E. Tafoya, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark E. Tafoya, MD had 2,400 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark E. Tafoya, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.