Samia Tahir, OD
Optometrist · Brooklyn, NY
Samia Tahir, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1912568585, issued on Jun 25, 2019. Check the license (New York TUV009006, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samia Tahir
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV009006 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6834 3RD Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220
- Phone
- (718) 680-3270
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samia Tahir in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license TUV009006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Samia Tahir among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Samia Tahir, OD is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 47% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New York
There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edmund Chan, ODBrooklyn, NY 112201386128536
- Nancy Glassman, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112201982639852
- Martin Kusnetz, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112201558446070
- Arthur Lewis, ODBrooklyn, NY 112201124205307
- Diana Li, D.O.Brooklyn, NY 112201043763873
- Nicole Mizrahi, O. D.Brooklyn, NY 112201558714188
- John Paskowski, ODBrooklyn, NY 112201285797373
- Paul Patsalis, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112201679576102
Common questions
What is Samia Tahir, OD's NPI number?
Samia Tahir, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912568585, issued on Jun 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samia Tahir, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6834 3RD Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Phone: (718) 680-3270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samia Tahir, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV009006, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samia Tahir, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samia Tahir, OD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.