Benjamin Tautges, OD
NPI 1225527153ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Palm Desert, CA
Optometrist (OD) with Hawaii Permanente Medical Group Inc, practicing in Palm Desert, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $3,464 for 142 claims, against $491.57 paid for services in 2024.
Overview
| NPI | 1225527153 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 7, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 7, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 33945 | CA |
| Optometrist | 152W00000X | 2237 | AZ |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (HI) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 11 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 14 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $491.57 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 142 · 176 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 82 |
| Total drug cost | $3,464 |
| Generic share | 82% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Hawaii Permanente Medical Group IncHonolulu, HI · 704 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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