Tara E. Yerkes, O.D.
Optometrist · Middletown, DE
Tara E. Yerkes, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Middletown, Delaware, and NPI 1518375260, issued on Jul 25, 2014. Check the license (Delaware I4-0000073, as entered in NPPES) with the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara E. Yerkes
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- I4-0000073 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 472 E Main St, Middletown, DE 19709
- Phone
- (302) 239-1933
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150626001564); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 164 in Delaware → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 472 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Ide, ODPediatric Optometrist1982363966
Verify Tara E. Yerkes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Delaware board licenses this profession
Search for license I4-0000073Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
287 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost92 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol28 claims
- Erythromycin25 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth21 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol19 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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: $167.72
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Simon Eye Associates PAMiddletown, DE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara E. Yerkes among 164 optometrist records in Delaware
Tara E. Yerkes, O.D. is one of 164 optometrist records with a practice address in Delaware. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2007 among the 116 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 59% 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 Delaware practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Delaware
There are 164 optometrist records in Delaware.
All 164 in Delaware → Every provider in Middletown → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Cluff, O.D.Middletown, DE 197091598735573
- Jeffrey Filandro, O.D.Middletown, DE 197091639271166
- Patricia Jones, O.D.Middletown, DE 197091225410061
- Withney Korley, O.DMiddletown, DE 197091669906434
- Samuel Menei, O.D.Middletown, DE 197091134578461
- Jung Ha Park, O.D.Middletown, DE 197091487843587
- Amy Farrall, O.D.Newark, DE 197111154496149
- Lawrence Kruse, ODNewark, DE 197111073535571
Common questions
What is Tara E. Yerkes, O.D.'s NPI number?
Tara E. Yerkes, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518375260, issued on Jul 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara E. Yerkes, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 472 E Main St, Middletown, DE, 19709. Phone: (302) 239-1933. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara E. Yerkes, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Delaware license number I4-0000073, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara E. Yerkes, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara E. Yerkes, O.D. had 287 Medicare Part D claims for 80 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.