NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Seth Taylor

Optometrist · Albuquerque, NM

Seth Taylor is an optometrist with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1518292697, issued on Oct 7, 2009. Check the license (New Mexico 640, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518292697
Name
Seth Taylor
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
640 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9935 Coors Byp NW Ste B, Albuquerque, NM 87114
Phone
(505) 899-8993
Enumerated
Oct 7, 2009
Record last updated
Oct 20, 2023
Fax
(505) 898-8994
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180201003011); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

238 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.

  1. Seth Taylor238
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate46 claims
  2. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth45 claims
  3. Fluorometholone28 claims
  4. Loteprednol Etabonate19 claims
  5. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone19 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $323.91

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.

  1. Seth Taylor$323.91
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Seth Taylor among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico

Seth Taylor is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 185 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 152W00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in New Mexico

There are 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sean Carlile, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871141104133420
  2. Nicolette Estrada, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871141033587514
  3. Monica Gonzales, O.DAlbuquerque, NM 871141902353998
  4. Robert Jarrell, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871141134293673
  5. Tiffany Martinez, O.D.Los Ranchos, NM 871141851522445
  6. Willis Muncey, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871141205048022
  7. Todd Neugent, OD, P.CAlbuquerque, NM 871141558479196
  8. Max Rumbach, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871141063861961

Common questions

What is Seth Taylor's NPI number?

Seth Taylor's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518292697, issued on Oct 7, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Seth Taylor located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9935 Coors Byp NW Ste B, Albuquerque, NM, 87114. Phone: (505) 899-8993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Seth Taylor's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 640, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Seth Taylor prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Seth Taylor had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 119 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.