Richard R. Tamesis, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Fresno, CA
Richard R. Tamesis, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1740231422, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (California C51345, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard R. Tamesis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- C51345 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7300 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 448-4311
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 47078557541 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060920000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard R. Tamesis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C51345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
868 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost253 claims
- Timolol Maleate107 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol97 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate85 claims
- Erythromycin43 claims
- Moxifloxacin37 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): 89.9 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: $486.04
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard R. Tamesis among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Richard R. Tamesis, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207W00000X and a California 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 Richard R. Tamesis, MD's NPI number?
Richard R. Tamesis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740231422, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard R. Tamesis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7300 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 448-4311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard R. Tamesis, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C51345, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard R. Tamesis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard R. Tamesis, MD had 868 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard R. Tamesis, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 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.