Tauseef U. Tahir, O.D.
Optometrist · Joliet, IL
Tauseef U. Tahir, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Joliet, Illinois, and NPI 1710075304, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046-009501, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tauseef U. Tahir
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046-009501 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Springfield Ave, Joliet, IL 60435
- Phone
- (815) 744-3222
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040503000791); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tauseef U. Tahir in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046-009501Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
80 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost26 claims
- Travoprost12 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.
Tauseef U. Tahir among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Tauseef U. Tahir, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 68% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 optometrist records list a practice address in Joliet
They are 24 of the 2,047 NPPES records with a practice address in Joliet, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Casper, ODJoliet, IL 604351720297203
- Giovanni Gonzalez, ODJoliet, IL 604351447138243
- Martha Kochno, O.D.Joliet, IL 604351922162692
- Joseph Moreno, O.D.Joliet, IL 604351902875511
- D Pesavento, ODJoliet, IL 604351992755516
Common questions
What is Tauseef U. Tahir, O.D.'s NPI number?
Tauseef U. Tahir, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710075304, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tauseef U. Tahir, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Springfield Ave, Joliet, IL, 60435. Phone: (815) 744-3222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tauseef U. Tahir, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046-009501, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tauseef U. Tahir, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tauseef U. Tahir, O.D. had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.