Tamara D. Hester, O.D.
Optometrist · Marietta, GA
Tamara D. Hester, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Marietta, Georgia, and NPI 1669592531, issued on Apr 2, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 1499, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamara D. Hester
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1499 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2645 Dallas Hwy SW Ste 100, Marietta, GA 30064
- Phone
- (770) 422-8002
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Tamara D. Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 1499Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost22 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Optometrist providers in Georgia
There are 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
Other optometrist records in Georgia
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- Geoffrey Abraham, O.D.Lawrenceville, GA1952704256
- Justin Abraham, ODAtlanta, GA1386318137
- Nhora Abril, ODRoswell, GA1891917217
- Sampson Abu, ODAtlanta, GA1982433645
- Peggy Achenbach, O.D.Waycross, GA1609846625
- Onyinyechi Achionye, ODLithonia, GA1962437707
- James Adams, ODMcDonough, GA1730144908
- Olakunle AdegbileMorrow, GA1932443470
- Agnes Adu, ODSugar Hill, GA1013034453
Common questions
What is Tamara D. Hester, O.D.'s NPI number?
Tamara D. Hester, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669592531, issued on Apr 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamara D. Hester, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2645 Dallas Hwy SW Ste 100, Marietta, GA, 30064. Phone: (770) 422-8002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamara D. Hester, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 1499, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tamara D. Hester, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamara D. Hester, O.D. had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tamara D. Hester, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.