Tara Leanne Dew, O.D.
Optometrist · Kosciusko, MS
Tara Leanne Dew, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Kosciusko, Mississippi, and NPI 1265622971, issued on Jul 29, 2007. Check the license (Mississippi 776, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Leanne Dew
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 776 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 59 Veterans Memorial Dr, Kosciusko, MS 39090
- Phone
- (662) 289-1067
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 04501384 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080110000201); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 412 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 59 Veterans Memorial Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anna Middleton, ODOptometrist1093093965
- Angela Thomas, ODOptometrist1669535761
Verify Tara Leanne Dew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
417 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost134 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth47 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate37 claims
- Restasis33 claims
- Timolol Maleate19 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate17 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: $34.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Angela M Thomas OD IncKosciusko, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Leanne Dew among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi
Tara Leanne Dew, O.D. is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 67% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Kosciusko
They are 5 of the 134 NPPES records with a practice address in Kosciusko, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
All 412 in Mississippi → Every provider in Kosciusko → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren Eaton, O.D.Kosciusko, MS 390901427346733
- Anna Middleton, ODKosciusko, MS 390901093093965
- Lawrence Routt, O.D.Kosciusko, MS 390901245219245
- Angela Thomas, ODKosciusko, MS 390901669535761
- Gerald Stinson, O.D.Lexington, MS 390951427406123
- Alexandria Bahl, ODForest, MS 390741437240215
- Randy Eason, O.D.Forest, MS 390741417048620
- Bradley Thompson, O.D.Forest, MS 390741952432262
Common questions
What is Tara Leanne Dew, O.D.'s NPI number?
Tara Leanne Dew, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265622971, issued on Jul 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Leanne Dew, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 59 Veterans Memorial Dr, Kosciusko, MS, 39090. Phone: (662) 289-1067. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Leanne Dew, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 776, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Leanne Dew, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Leanne Dew, O.D. had 417 Medicare Part D claims for 139 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.