Tamara Mendez Romero, O.D.
Optometrist · Chevy Chase, MD
Tamara Mendez Romero, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and NPI 1225413503, issued on Jul 28, 2015. Check the license (Maryland TA2476, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamara Mendez Romero
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA2476 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8401 Connecticut Ave Ste 102, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- Phone
- (301) 242-3927
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161024001086); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tamara Mendez Romero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA2476Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 80% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Xiidra11 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: $1,033.27
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Optos, 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.
Tamara Mendez Romero among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
Tamara Mendez Romero, O.D. 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 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
All 924 in Maryland → Every provider in Chevy Chase → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mehrnaz Azimi Green, O.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151124243860
- Divya Bhandari, O.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151922109792
- Robert Bojarski, D.O.Chevy Chase, MD 208151801161583
- Roger Lenkin, ODChevy Chase, MD 208151730136979
- Erik Mohaber, ODChevy Chase, MD 208151649255670
- Azim RajaChevy Chase, MD 208151124654710
- Maliha Saeed, DRChevy Chase, MD 208151861834145
- Benjamin Teller, ODChevy Chase, MD 208151447282702
Common questions
What is Tamara Mendez Romero, O.D.'s NPI number?
Tamara Mendez Romero, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225413503, issued on Jul 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamara Mendez Romero, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8401 Connecticut Ave Ste 102, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815. Phone: (301) 242-3927. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamara Mendez Romero, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA2476, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tamara Mendez Romero, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamara Mendez Romero, O.D. had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.