Tara Lynn Pinske Backus, OD
Optometrist · Vancouver, WA
Tara Lynn Pinske Backus, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Vancouver, Washington, and NPI 1821096116, issued on Jul 11, 2005. Check the license (Washington 60276428, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Lynn Pinske Backus
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 60276428 WA
2807T OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19171 SE Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98683
- Phone
- (360) 254-1026
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 256-2318
- Medicaid ID
- 182842 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120522001296); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Lynn Pinske Backus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license 60276428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 68% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost37 claims
- Restasis24 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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: $370.57
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Invision Eye Care PLLCCamas, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Lynn Pinske Backus among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Tara Lynn Pinske Backus, OD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Vancouver → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Burns, O.D.Vancouver, WA 986831235157579
- Jill Fajardo, O.D.Vancouver, WA 986831629494505
- Alison Fujisaki, ODVancouver, WA 986831558458158
- Timothy Garner, ODVancouver, WA 986831992761522
- Mari Garner, ODVancouver, WA 986831811953169
- Nicholas Jankowski, O.D.Vancouver, WA 986831659766004
- Shannon Jankowski, O.D.Vancouver, WA 986831215323464
- Brent Johnson, O.D.Vancouver, WA 986831710031463
Common questions
What is Tara Lynn Pinske Backus, OD's NPI number?
Tara Lynn Pinske Backus, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821096116, issued on Jul 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Lynn Pinske Backus, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19171 SE Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA, 98683. Phone: (360) 254-1026. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Lynn Pinske Backus, OD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 60276428, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Lynn Pinske Backus, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Lynn Pinske Backus, OD had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.