Richard D. Tenhulzen, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Jacksonville, FL
Richard D. Tenhulzen, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1760432405, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME80332, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard D. Tenhulzen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- ME80332 FL
ME0080332 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 San Pablo RD S, Jacksonville, FL 32224
- Phone
- (904) 953-2000
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100113000167); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard D. Tenhulzen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME80332Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,132 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost709 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine248 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate240 claims
- Timolol Maleate221 claims
- Ofloxacin162 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol75 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): 76.2 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: $664.53
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Mayo Clinic JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard D. Tenhulzen among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
Richard D. Tenhulzen, MD is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% 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 Florida 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 D. Tenhulzen, MD's NPI number?
Richard D. Tenhulzen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760432405, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard D. Tenhulzen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 San Pablo RD S, Jacksonville, FL, 32224. Phone: (904) 953-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard D. Tenhulzen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME80332, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard D. Tenhulzen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard D. Tenhulzen, MD had 2,132 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard D. Tenhulzen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 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.