Tarah Ruth Desatoff, OD
Optometrist · Wasilla, AK
Tarah Ruth Desatoff, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Wasilla, Alaska, and NPI 1497317168, issued on Jul 2, 2019. Check the license with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tarah Ruth Desatoff
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 1001 S Knik Goose Bay RD, Wasilla, AK 99654
- Phone
- (907) 631-7640
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190814000048); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1001 S Knik Goose Bay RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Leandra Beech, DHATDental Therapist1881160570
- Holli Blake, LCSWClinical Social Worker1417518143
- Haakan Bohman, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1528879574
Verify Tarah Ruth Desatoff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $68.07
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
- Southcentral FoundationAnchorage, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alaska
There are 198 optometrist records in Alaska.
Other optometrist records in Alaska
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- Dennis Albert, ODAnchorage, AK1851411961
- Scott Amestoy, O.D.Fairbanks, AK1760767818
- Austin Anderson, ODWasilla, AK1063068328
- Raul Angeles, ODJber, AK1285017194
- Gretchen Ariz, O.D.Jber, AK1295874907
- Ethan Arndt, ODWasilla, AK1811202294
- Edward Bancroft, O. D.Anchorage, AK1184725202
- Paul Barney, ODAnchorage, AK1841245685
- Bethany Becker, ODAnchorage, AK1447804984
Common questions
What is Tarah Ruth Desatoff, OD's NPI number?
Tarah Ruth Desatoff, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497317168, issued on Jul 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tarah Ruth Desatoff, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 S Knik Goose Bay RD, Wasilla, AK, 99654. Phone: (907) 631-7640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tarah Ruth Desatoff, OD's license?
Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tarah Ruth Desatoff, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tarah Ruth Desatoff, OD had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tarah Ruth Desatoff, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.