NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara Lynn Foltz, O.D.

Optometrist · Birmingham, AL

Tara Lynn Foltz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1164546362, issued on Mar 16, 2007. Check the license (Alabama S-B31-TA-725, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164546362
Name
Tara Lynn Foltz
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
S-B31-TA-725 AL
1684DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3200 16TH St N, Birmingham, AL 35207
Phone
(205) 325-6198
Enumerated
Mar 16, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 11, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3200 16TH St N

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carmen Bennett, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1205858636
  2. Barbara Burke, MDGeneral Practice Physician1508097585
  3. Angie Freeman, RPHPharmacist1477827269
  4. Rebecca Galletly, RPHPharmacist1487928321

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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tara Foltz11
  2. Specialty average277

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.

Tara Lynn Foltz among 874 optometrist records in Alabama

Tara Lynn Foltz, O.D. is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2007, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 65% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

168 optometrist records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 168 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chad Frazier, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352081942255179
  2. Alexander Hodges, DOBirmingham, AL 352081972104313
  3. Brian Pettie, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352061891802120
  4. Elizabeth Arello, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352091306066295
  5. Paul Batson, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352091023058187
  6. Patricia Benjamin, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352051073588869
  7. Julia Gannon, ODBirmingham, AL 352051760478226
  8. Rebecca Gaudet-McKenzie, ODBirmingham, AL 352051629687348

Common questions

What is Tara Lynn Foltz, O.D.'s NPI number?

Tara Lynn Foltz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164546362, issued on Mar 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara Lynn Foltz, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3200 16TH St N, Birmingham, AL, 35207. Phone: (205) 325-6198. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara Lynn Foltz, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number S-B31-TA-725, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tara Lynn Foltz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tara Lynn Foltz, O.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; 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.

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