NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Taline Farra, O.D.

Optometrist · South Boston, MA

Taline Farra, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in South Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1740363399, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 4097, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740363399
Name
Taline Farra
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
4097 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
647 E Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
Phone
(617) 823-7534
Enumerated
Oct 24, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070109000161); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Waterloo - School Of Optometry, 1998
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 Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $40.26

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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. Taline Farra$40.26
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wink Eyecare, Inc.South Boston, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Taline Farra among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts

Taline Farra, O.D. is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 optometrist records list a practice address in South Boston

They are 2 of the 224 NPPES records with a practice address in South Boston, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emma Fraser, ODBoston, MA 021271770275893
  2. Tak-Man Fung, ODBoston, MA 021271962011601
  3. Rae Huang, ODSouth Boston, MA 021271598192791
  4. Zachary Slepchuk, ODBoston, MA 021271790447423
  5. Robert Capone, O.D.East Boston, MA 021281093777468
  6. Marion Hau, O.D.East Boston, MA 021281326328493
  7. Richard Ho, O.D.East Boston, MA 021281124450986
  8. Dianna Iandolo, O.D.East Boston, MA 021281891008298

Common questions

What is Taline Farra, O.D.'s NPI number?

Taline Farra, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740363399, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Taline Farra, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 647 E Broadway, South Boston, MA, 02127. Phone: (617) 823-7534. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Taline Farra, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 4097, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts 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.

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