NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Milton Mitsuyoshi Tari, O.D.

Optometrist · Santa Monica, CA

Milton Mitsuyoshi Tari, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1124179254, issued on Jan 16, 2007. Check the license (California 9370T, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1124179254
Name
Milton Mitsuyoshi Tari
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
9370T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
195 Santa Monica PL, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone
(310) 576-6023
Enumerated
Jan 16, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 393-3883
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 195 Santa Monica PL

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

  1. Madhu Chawla, O.D.Optometrist1568526473

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Industry payments in 2024: $24.67

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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. Milton Tari$24.67
  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.

Milton Mitsuyoshi Tari among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Milton Mitsuyoshi Tari, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in California

There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Madhu Chawla, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011568526473
  2. Barry Cohen, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011952425548
  3. John Elman, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011417021361
  4. Vipal Gandhi, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011588004493
  5. Kristen Kaneko, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011568512119
  6. Dianna Kattengell, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011861800724
  7. Douglas Levy, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011184772782
  8. Chauloan Lu, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011699826230

Common questions

What is Milton Mitsuyoshi Tari, O.D.'s NPI number?

Milton Mitsuyoshi Tari, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124179254, issued on Jan 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Milton Mitsuyoshi Tari, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 195 Santa Monica PL, Santa Monica, CA, 90401. Phone: (310) 576-6023. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Milton Mitsuyoshi Tari, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 9370T, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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.