Rachel A. Tesser, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Rachel A. Tesser, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1134187495, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2003-00294, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel A. Tesser
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2003-00294 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Vilcom Center Circle, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Phone
- (919) 960-2720
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 960-2721
- Medicaid ID
- 89134AC NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041004000761); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Rachel A. Tesser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2003-00294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,198 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost468 claims
- Timolol Maleate149 claims
- Restasis128 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol74 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate59 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate45 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: $17.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
Other ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
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- Lindsay Adam, M.D.Raleigh, NC1427360783
- Modupe AdetunjiDurham, NC1710564497
- Richard Akers, M.D.Gastonia, NC1558357202
- Richard Akers, M.D.Morganton, NC1932177953
- Bryan AllenFort Bragg, NC1811643893
- John Allen, MDCharlotte, NC1689968216
- Joseph Allen, M.D.Boone, NC1528266905
- Bryan Allf, M.D.Gastonia, NC1700872892
- Arghavan Almony, MDSouthern Pines, NC1558465278
Common questions
What is Rachel A. Tesser, MD's NPI number?
Rachel A. Tesser, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134187495, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel A. Tesser, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Vilcom Center Circle, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (919) 960-2720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel A. Tesser, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2003-00294, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rachel A. Tesser, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel A. Tesser, MD had 1,198 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rachel A. Tesser, MD'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.