NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tamara J. Brothers, OD

Optometrist · Virginia Beach, VA

Tamara J. Brothers, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and NPI 1659368983, issued on Oct 3, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0618001535, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia 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
1659368983
Name
Tamara J. Brothers
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
0618001535 VA
1616 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3750 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone
(757) 486-1712
Enumerated
Oct 3, 2005
Record last updated
May 28, 2024
Fax
(757) 486-2962
Medicaid ID
890901K NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070423000549); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1996
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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Also registered at 3750 Virginia Beach Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Samantha Kindelsperger, ODOptometrist1487216008

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $263.93

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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. Tamara Brothers$263.93
  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. Myeyedr Optometry OF Virginia, PLLCVirginia Beach, VA

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

Tamara J. Brothers among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia

Tamara J. Brothers, OD is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Virginia

There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dara Barbash, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234521609959519
  2. Mark Crafford, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234521669597118
  3. Daniel Ferrara, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234521043227481
  4. Jocelyn Galang, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234521750574828
  5. Wallace Handeland, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234521598740581
  6. Jenni Johnson, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234521639582109
  7. Samantha Kindelsperger, ODVirginia Beach, VA 234521487216008
  8. Marcia Leverett, ODVirginia Beach, VA 234521578568283

Common questions

What is Tamara J. Brothers, OD's NPI number?

Tamara J. Brothers, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659368983, issued on Oct 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tamara J. Brothers, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3750 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA, 23452. Phone: (757) 486-1712. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tamara J. Brothers, OD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001535, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia 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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