Tami Cordt Friske, OD
Optometrist · Tucson, AZ
Tami Cordt Friske, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1003812256, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 520, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tami Cordt Friske
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 520 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5720 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85711
- Phone
- (520) 747-8583
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 747-8561
- Medicaid ID
- WCKGL AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110405000316); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tami Cordt Friske in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Tami Cordt Friske among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Tami Cordt Friske, OD is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Arizona
There are 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
All 1,336 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Larry Allgood, ODTucson, AZ 857111316009566
- Rita Bhakta, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857111821137530
- Barry Blonder, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857111689671992
- Paul Cinalli, ODTucson, AZ 857111124139779
- John Hill, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857111932271012
- Norman Kupers, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857111083679641
- Peter Langenfeld Od, ODTucson, AZ 857111083670616
- Dawn Messer, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857111609800101
Common questions
What is Tami Cordt Friske, OD's NPI number?
Tami Cordt Friske, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003812256, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tami Cordt Friske, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5720 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85711. Phone: (520) 747-8583. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tami Cordt Friske, OD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 520, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tami Cordt Friske, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tami Cordt Friske, OD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.