Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke, O.D.
Optometrist · Walla Walla, WA
Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Walla Walla, Washington, and NPI 1316222466, issued on Oct 19, 2011. Check the license (Washington 60485177, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 60485177 WA
ATI3651 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1610 Penny LN, Walla Walla, WA 99362
- Phone
- (509) 540-3937
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Fax
- (509) 540-3938
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141201000436); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1610 Penny LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license 60485177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
854 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost172 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol70 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate68 claims
- Timolol Maleate66 claims
- Cyclosporine54 claims
- Fluorometholone47 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): 100 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: $133.53
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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 2 group practices
- Blue Mountain Eye PLLCWalla Walla, WA
- Valley Vision Clinic PSWalla Walla, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 optometrist records list a practice address in Walla Walla
They are 25 of the 1,276 NPPES records with a practice address in Walla Walla, and 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeremy Beam, ODWalla Walla, WA 993621790753366
- Jennifer Bond, O.D.Walla Walla, WA 993621215297619
- Chad Burton, O.D.Walla Walla, WA 993621942297445
- Steven Davis, O.D.Walla Walla, WA 993621558354704
- Angela Ferguson, ODWalla Walla, WA 993621194793083
- Barbara Hetrick, O.D.Walla Walla, WA 993621710971528
- Luther Ness, ODWalla Walla, WA 993621720056112
- Bradley Nielson, ODWalla Walla, WA 993621891708616
Common questions
What is Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke, O.D.'s NPI number?
Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316222466, issued on Oct 19, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1610 Penny LN, Walla Walla, WA, 99362. Phone: (509) 540-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 60485177, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke, O.D. had 854 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara Elizabeth Evanger-Dalke, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.