NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mayer Joseph Teles, OD

Optometrist · Pasadena, MD

Mayer Joseph Teles, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Pasadena, Maryland, and NPI 1659560621, issued on Oct 16, 2007. Check the license (Maryland TA0974, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659560621
Name
Mayer Joseph Teles
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TA0974 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8028 Ritchie Hwy, Pasadena, MD 21122
Phone
(410) 768-0202
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2025
Fax
(410) 768-1330
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041012001575); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 1967
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8028 Ritchie Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carla Alpheus-Bernard, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1790164630
  2. Carol Asch, LCSW-CMental Health Counselor1144357005
  3. Jeffrey Atkinson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1386703734
  4. Eugene Bartlinski, LCSW-CMental Health Counselor1194905760
  5. Kristy Blalock, LCPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1922360247
  6. Helene Cain, L.C.S.W.-CClinical Social Worker1003962705

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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

67 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Mayer Teles67
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone28 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: $104.30

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Mayer Teles$104.30
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Mayer Joseph Teles among 924 optometrist records in Maryland

Mayer Joseph Teles, OD is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% 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, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1967 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 63% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Maryland

There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Noushin Ahmed, O.D.Pasadena, MD 211221922422732
  2. Michelle Levy, O.D.Pasadena, MD 211221235224080
  3. Barry Preiss, O.D.Pasadena, MD 211221962413609
  4. Brian Woolf, O.D.Pasadena, MD 211221760577605
  5. Howard Woolf, O.D.Pasadena, MD 211221659466589
  6. Arthur Kovens, O.D.Parkton, MD 211201275525750
  7. Prina Patel, ODParkton, MD 211201205568797
  8. Jeremy Goldman, O.D.Owings Mills, MD 211171518923556

Common questions

What is Mayer Joseph Teles, OD's NPI number?

Mayer Joseph Teles, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659560621, issued on Oct 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mayer Joseph Teles, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8028 Ritchie Hwy, Pasadena, MD, 21122. Phone: (410) 768-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mayer Joseph Teles, OD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number TA0974, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mayer Joseph Teles, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mayer Joseph Teles, OD had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.