Phillip Carl Tart, O.D.
Optometrist · Surf City, NC
Phillip Carl Tart, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Surf City, North Carolina, and NPI 1962698274, issued on Sep 20, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 1127, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phillip Carl Tart
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1127 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13520 NC Highway 50, Surf City, NC 28445
- Phone
- (910) 803-0555
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 338-3160
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041006000596); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Phillip Carl Tart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1127Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost55 claims
- Timolol Maleate26 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone17 claims
- Combigan15 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): 0 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: $312.82
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
1 optometrist records list a practice address in Surf City
They are 1 of the 35 NPPES records with a practice address in Surf City, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
Other optometrist records in North Carolina
- Charlotte Ablott, ODSalisbury, NC1316382773
- Eric Ablott, ODRandleman, NC1356629026
- John Adams, ODLumberton, NC1528131943
- Rick Adams, ODRocky Mount, NC1649241753
- William Adams, O.D.Benson, NC1821056052
- William Adams, ODKill Devil Hills, NC1497826986
- Joyce Adeleke, O.D.Concord, NC1700892031
- Allan Adkins, O.D.High Point, NC1285686857
- Barry Adler, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC1871548677
- Ji Young Ahn, ODBurlington, NC1215713466
Common questions
What is Phillip Carl Tart, O.D.'s NPI number?
Phillip Carl Tart, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962698274, issued on Sep 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phillip Carl Tart, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13520 NC Highway 50, Surf City, NC, 28445. Phone: (910) 803-0555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phillip Carl Tart, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1127, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Phillip Carl Tart, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phillip Carl Tart, O.D. had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Phillip Carl Tart, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.