Merve Tuccar Burak, OD
Optometrist · Cambridge, MA
Merve Tuccar Burak, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1356034250, issued on May 29, 2023. Check the license (Massachusetts OPT5638, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merve Tuccar Burak
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT5638 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Phone
- (617) 354-5100
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230927001890); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merve Tuccar Burak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT5638Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mass Optometric Associates, PLLCBrookline, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merve Tuccar Burak among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Merve Tuccar Burak, OD 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 2023, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 89% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Cambridge → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelly Abbott, O.D.Cambridge, MA 021381316313208
- Kathleen Allen, O.D.Cambridge, MA 021381902658685
- Susan Cheng, O.D.Cambridge, MA 021381629358346
- Amy Cuomo, O.D.Cambridge, MA 021381235588187
- Lauren Dickerman, O.D.Cambridge, MA 021381790874667
- Marina Furman, O.D.Cambridge, MA 021381457430936
- David Hauser, ODCambridge, MA 021381831140102
- Addison Kaplan, ODCambridge, MA 021381225658875
Common questions
What is Merve Tuccar Burak, OD's NPI number?
Merve Tuccar Burak, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356034250, issued on May 29, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merve Tuccar Burak, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA, 02138. Phone: (617) 354-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merve Tuccar Burak, OD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number OPT5638, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.