NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara M. Paul, O.D.

Optometrist · Great Falls, MT

Tara M. Paul, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Great Falls, Montana, and NPI 1427047893, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (Montana 5662, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana 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
1427047893
Name
Tara M. Paul
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
5662 MT
5436 T2347 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
425 Smelter Ave NE, Great Falls, MT 59404
Phone
(406) 750-2055
Enumerated
Oct 19, 2005
Record last updated
May 22, 2026
Fax
(406) 403-0276
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251209003700); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2003
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

8 nearest optometrist records → All 245 in Montana → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 425 Smelter Ave NE

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

  1. Susan Altona, REGISTERED NURSECommunity Health Registered Nurse1063115434
  2. Sharmaine Benally, MSWSocial Worker1821161845
  3. Bridget Brennan, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1528020468
  4. Abbie Collins, PNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1346849817
  5. Toni Denny, RNRegistered Nurse1194501049
  6. Taylor Johnson, PCLCMental Health Counselor1588442925

Verify Tara M. Paul in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
    Search for license 5662    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Find the Montana license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Industry payments in 2024: $50.63

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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.

  1. Tara Paul$50.63
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Tara M. Paul among 245 optometrist records in Montana

Tara M. Paul, O.D. is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 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, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 optometrist records list a practice address in Great Falls

They are 30 of the 1,798 NPPES records with a practice address in Great Falls, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.

All 245 in Montana → Every provider in Great Falls → Optometrist nationwide →

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Dooper, ODGreat Falls, MT 594041801456686
  2. Morgan Leach, O.D.Great Falls, MT 594041215930557
  3. Mindy Leach, ODGreat Falls, MT 594041497756340
  4. Kimberly Lust Rueb, ODGreat Falls, MT 594041508207176
  5. Jon Pack, ODGreat Falls, MT 594041669866018
  6. Joy Poppell, O.D.Great Falls, MT 594041811105778
  7. Jimmy Robertson, O.DGreat Falls, MT 594041316049885
  8. Anthony Turk, O.D.Great Falls, MT 594041366493231

Common questions

What is Tara M. Paul, O.D.'s NPI number?

Tara M. Paul, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427047893, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara M. Paul, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 Smelter Ave NE, Great Falls, MT, 59404. Phone: (406) 750-2055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara M. Paul, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 5662, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.