NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Taylor Wendell Hunsaker, OD

Optometrist · St George, UT

Taylor Wendell Hunsaker, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in St George, Utah, and NPI 1629716170, issued on May 24, 2022. Check the license (Utah 12868110-9934, as entered in NPPES) with the Utah board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629716170
Name
Taylor Wendell Hunsaker
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
12868110-9934 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1449 N 1400 W Ste 24, St George, UT 84770
Phone
(435) 656-2003
Enumerated
May 24, 2022
Record last updated
May 24, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220629000399); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

37 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Taylor Hunsaker37
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 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: $225.46

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.

  1. Taylor Hunsaker$225.46
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Hurricane Valley Eye Care, PCHurricane, UT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Taylor Wendell Hunsaker among 470 optometrist records in Utah

Taylor Wendell Hunsaker, OD is one of 470 optometrist records with a practice address in Utah. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 278 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 65% 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 Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Utah

There are 470 optometrist records in Utah.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luca Albernaz Reggiani, ODSt George, UT 847701083305569
  2. Kent Albrecht, O.D.St George, UT 847701144232323
  3. Todd Albrecht, O.D.St George, UT 847701831579663
  4. Ryan Bennion, O.D.St George, UT 847701235154956
  5. Shannon Buckmaster, ODSt George, UT 847701346234275
  6. Michael Croft, O.D.St George, UT 847701720007313
  7. Brent Croft, O.D.St George, UT 847701043222383
  8. Reed Gibb, O.D.St George, UT 847701568569721

Common questions

What is Taylor Wendell Hunsaker, OD's NPI number?

Taylor Wendell Hunsaker, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629716170, issued on May 24, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Taylor Wendell Hunsaker, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1449 N 1400 W Ste 24, St George, UT, 84770. Phone: (435) 656-2003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Taylor Wendell Hunsaker, OD's license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 12868110-9934, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Taylor Wendell Hunsaker, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Taylor Wendell Hunsaker, OD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.