Tara Vacharkulksemsuk, O.D.
Optometrist · Lake Elsinore, CA
Tara Vacharkulksemsuk, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lake Elsinore, California, and NPI 1588977938, issued on Jul 14, 2010. Check the license (California 13949, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Vacharkulksemsuk
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 13949 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 32245 Mission Trl Ste D4, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
- Phone
- (951) 674-1561
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 112409104 TX
283028301 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110419000351); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 8,308 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 32245 Mission Trl Ste D4
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Cruz, O.D.Optometrist1679926646
Verify Tara Vacharkulksemsuk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 13949Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupFontana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Vacharkulksemsuk among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Tara Vacharkulksemsuk, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Lake Elsinore
They are 8 of the 818 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Elsinore, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Cruz, O.D.Lake Elsinore, CA 925301679926646
- Cynthia Camille Mund, ODLake Elsinore, CA 925301881370658
- Tuongvy Ngo, ODLake Elsinore, CA 925301700918091
- Quynh VuLake Elsinore, CA 925301679581094
- Thi Buu, O.D.Lake Elsinore, CA 925321740495183
- Robert Homuth, O.D.Lake Elsinore, CA 925321790832996
- Stephen Schroeder, ODLake Elsinore, CA 925321164584793
- Phuc Quach, O.D.Riverside, CA 925181770617805
Common questions
What is Tara Vacharkulksemsuk, O.D.'s NPI number?
Tara Vacharkulksemsuk, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588977938, issued on Jul 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Vacharkulksemsuk, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 32245 Mission Trl Ste D4, Lake Elsinore, CA, 92530. Phone: (951) 674-1561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Vacharkulksemsuk, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 13949, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Vacharkulksemsuk, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Vacharkulksemsuk, O.D. had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 21 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.