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Tara D. Lukkarinen, O.D.

NPI 1841255270ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Muscatine, IA

Optometrist (O.D.) in Muscatine, Iowa, trained at University of Missouri St Louis - School of Optometry (class of 1998). In 2024 Medicare paid $37,726 for 310 patients, and Part D covered 162 of their prescriptions, 83% of them generic. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $372.54 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1841255270
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 19, 2006
Last updated in NPPESNov 14, 2014

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X02113IA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (IA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients310
Services billed706 across 22 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$37,726

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)162 · 237 30-day fills
Patients50
Total drug cost$14,927
Generic share83% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Missouri St Louis - School of Optometry
Graduation year1998
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$372.54 · 10 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$409.42 · 11 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$372.54 · 10 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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