Peter B. Tacia, O.D.
Specialist · Alma, MI
Peter B. Tacia, O.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Alma, Michigan, and NPI 1144385527, issued on Dec 26, 2006. Check the license (Michigan PT003275, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter B. Tacia
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- PT003275 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1321 Pine Ave, Alma, MI 48801
- Phone
- (989) 463-1139
- Enumerated
- Dec 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (989) 466-2808
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110112000388); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter B. Tacia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license PT003275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost55 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth19 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): 98.3 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: $351.97
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Seals Tacia And Bartz OD PCAlma, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter B. Tacia among 772 specialist records in Michigan
Peter B. Tacia, O.D. is one of 772 specialist records with a practice address in Michigan. 15% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 9% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1988 among the 73 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Peter B. Tacia, O.D.'s NPI number?
Peter B. Tacia, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144385527, issued on Dec 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter B. Tacia, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1321 Pine Ave, Alma, MI, 48801. Phone: (989) 463-1139. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter B. Tacia, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number PT003275, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Peter B. Tacia, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter B. Tacia, O.D. had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Peter B. Tacia, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.