Tara Cayton, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Columbus, OH
Tara Cayton, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1326508219, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (Ohio 35.147639, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Cayton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 35.147639 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210
- Phone
- (614) 293-3989
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2023
- Fax
- (614) 293-9789
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230512000571); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Cayton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.147639Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,337 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate218 claims
- Latanoprost209 claims
- Moxifloxacin205 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine180 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol93 claims
- Timolol Maleate81 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $587.43
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cei Physicians Psc, LLCFairfield, OH
- Virginia Ophthalmology Associates PCNorfolk, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Cayton among 751 ophthalmology physician records in Ohio
Tara Cayton, MD is one of 751 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 91% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2002 among the 495 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207W00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Ohio
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Common questions
What is Tara Cayton, MD's NPI number?
Tara Cayton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326508219, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Cayton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210. Phone: (614) 293-3989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Cayton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.147639, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara Cayton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Cayton, MD had 1,337 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara Cayton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100. 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.