NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tahira Raja, OD

Optometrist · Frederick, MD

Tahira Raja, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Frederick, Maryland, and NPI 1518512078, issued on Aug 1, 2019. Check the license (Maryland TA2696, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland 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
1518512078
Name
Tahira Raja
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
TA2696 MD
OP1000406 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3540 Sugarloaf Pkwy Ste D04, Frederick, MD 21704
Phone
(301) 871-5777
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2019
Record last updated
Dec 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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 Maryland board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $21.03

1 payment: 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. Tahira Raja$21.03
  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.

Tahira Raja among 924 optometrist records in Maryland

Tahira Raja, OD is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% 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 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 63% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Maryland

There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Crampton, O.D.Frederick, MD 217041821446808
  2. Nita Gala, O.D.Frederick, MD 217041720294663
  3. Irving Gan, O.D.Frederick, MD 217041679792683
  4. Iliana Garrido, O.DFrederick, MD 217041184858623
  5. Robert Gertz, O.D.Urbana, MD 217041023158193
  6. Lynn HatrickFrederick, MD 217041366701559
  7. Dharni Patel, ODFrederick, MD 217041164122651
  8. Lisa Smith, O.D.Frederick, MD 217041093877862

Common questions

What is Tahira Raja, OD's NPI number?

Tahira Raja, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518512078, issued on Aug 1, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tahira Raja, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3540 Sugarloaf Pkwy Ste D04, Frederick, MD, 21704. Phone: (301) 871-5777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tahira Raja, OD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number TA2696, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.