Active NPI 1881666006 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. James A Tammaro , MD

Ophthalmology • St Augustine, FL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. James Tammaro, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in St Augustine, FL. With approximately 37 years of clinical experience since graduating from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1989, Dr. Tammaro delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1400 US HIGHWAY 1 S.

Dr. Tammaro is affiliated with Eye Center Of St Augustine Pa and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient complete exam of visual system, established patient outpatient office visit, established patient problem focused exam of visual system. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1400 Us Highway 1 S

St Augustine, FL 320844211

Telephone 9044847356

Fax 9046793727

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Eye Center Of St Augustine Pa Facility NPI 1275535726

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Baylor College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1989

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in St Augustine, FL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

37 Yrs +11.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 25.5 Yrs

State Avg: 28.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

8 Specialists

Practicing in St Augustine, FL (1686 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

60.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Tammaro (37 Years) 37 Yrs

St Augustine Specialty Average (25.5 Years) 25.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	268	258	$249.31	$123.86
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	238	184	$175.00	$89.50
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	216	152	$169.79	$87.62
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	118	69	$1553.81	$522.20
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	117	117	$338.03	$145.40
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	101	74	$146.44	$40.43
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	82	81	$200.00	$62.01
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	76	72	$85.00	$27.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	63	63	$206.98	$169.65
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	58	58	$75.00	$35.33
92134 Imaging of retina	56	56	$75.45	$39.09
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	43	43	$30.00	$10.85
92250 Photography of the retina	39	39	$154.00	$36.23
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	33	24	$550.00	$307.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$211.61	$129.24
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	24	16	$550.00	$204.80
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	24	18	$1172.92	$324.15
92002 New patient problem focused exam of visual system	16	16	$162.50	$83.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	475	333	$174.81	$90.06
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	206	206	$383.67	$149.02
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	141	84	$189.87	$38.92
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	138	79	$2000.00	$540.94
92250 Photography of the retina	124	123	$154.12	$37.39
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	62	43	$1161.29	$334.95
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	43	42	$192.02	$62.21
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	29	28	$83.55	$27.70
92134 Imaging of retina	19	19	$99.00	$37.64

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	191	155	$166.83	$89.47
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	111	111	$294.23	$149.05
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	84	55	$159.52	$40.96
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	66	41	$1822.73	$515.39
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	34	34	$150.29	$61.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	27	$292.50	$113.23
92250 Photography of the retina	31	31	$119.84	$36.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$285.00	$153.08
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	19	19	$227.89	$124.43
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	18	18	$61.67	$27.63
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	16	15	$60.00	$35.25
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	13	11	$900.00	$330.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	108	108	$254.94	$165.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	75	68	$136.23	$88.99
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	69	53	$104.21	$48.86
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	50	$285.05	$129.64
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	47	30	$1259.57	$539.71
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	40	37	$108.13	$61.22
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	34	34	$36.18	$11.09
92250 Photography of the retina	30	30	$78.50	$37.78
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	30	30	$50.00	$27.82
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	27	25	$61.30	$35.12
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	24	23	$220.00	$125.93
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	22	22	$254.55	$145.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	114	112	$240.00	$123.73
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	112	76	$120.07	$42.65
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	110	110	$228.76	$166.55
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	70	43	$1153.00	$541.96
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	54	48	$166.00	$85.83
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	42	41	$125.57	$61.80
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	41	41	$87.71	$34.60
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	26	12	$40.00	$22.03
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	25	25	$32.08	$11.94
92134 Imaging of retina	17	17	$90.12	$40.04
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	14	$181.50	$101.39
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	14	14	$54.50	$27.43
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	12	12	$281.58	$148.04
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	11	11	$30.00	$25.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	509	435	$238.56	$123.24
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	329	135	$121.71	$33.97
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	311	232	$162.57	$85.99
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	196	114	$1318.06	$624.30
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	195	162	$126.29	$61.98
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	162	146	$86.35	$34.13
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	147	62	$40.00	$21.60
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	129	129	$313.00	$158.87
92134 Imaging of retina	96	90	$88.25	$38.94
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	73	51	$649.00	$321.67
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	58	58	$53.28	$27.22
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	52	22	$31.40	$12.55
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	37	37	$29.84	$11.48
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	29	29	$250.52	$144.49
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	27	14	$582.00	$293.24
92250 Photography of the retina	24	24	$136.00	$47.06
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	22	17	$664.00	$242.29
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	11	$204.00	$106.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	401	384	$232.93	$122.06
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	325	262	$150.42	$84.68
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	208	108	$157.93	$39.13
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	203	196	$128.06	$61.49
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	160	156	$86.88	$34.53
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	147	93	$1570.31	$604.51
92134 Imaging of retina	99	92	$89.82	$39.52
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	64	34	$189.00	$87.31
92250 Photography of the retina	53	52	$134.66	$52.97
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	43	24	$582.00	$288.16
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	43	43	$313.00	$158.87
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	38	38	$187.26	$147.92
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	36	18	$40.00	$22.03
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	27	22	$649.00	$311.11
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	26	26	$58.67	$26.33
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	23	17	$664.00	$230.61
92025 Ct scan of cornea	20	20	$73.00	$33.48
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	19	19	$42.05	$14.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	387	270	$166.00	$79.23
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	324	307	$240.00	$115.28
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	241	217	$126.00	$57.54
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	192	98	$117.00	$40.80
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	152	149	$86.00	$32.90
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	104	64	$1255.00	$589.99
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	95	48	$189.00	$83.08
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	84	48	$582.00	$275.12
92250 Photography of the retina	51	51	$136.00	$60.96
92134 Imaging of retina	48	44	$88.00	$36.56
92025 Ct scan of cornea	36	36	$73.00	$32.49
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	36	26	$664.00	$228.02
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	31	25	$649.00	$283.16
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	30	30	$29.00	$13.33
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	27	24	$53.00	$25.29
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	24	11	$40.00	$22.20
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$313.00	$153.21
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	14	14	$289.00	$139.27

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-06-19

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License FL ME136050

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Ophthalmology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License GA 90743

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Eye Center Of St Augustine Pa

10 Florida Park Dr, Palm Coast, FL 321373893

Phone: 3864451279

Eye Center Of St Augustine Pa

1400 Us Hwy 1 S, St Augustine, FL 320844211

Phone: 9048292286

Eye Center Of St Augustine Pa

800 Zeagler Dr, Palatka, FL 321773827

Phone: 9049409200

Secondary Practice Locations

10 Florida Park Dr Ste A

Palm Coast, FL 321373893

Phone: 3864451279

319 W Town Pl Ste 8

St Augustine, FL 320923102

Phone: 9049409200

800 Zeagler Dr Ste 120

Palatka, FL 321773827

Phone: 3863288369

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Dr. Peter Stan , OD

Optometrist

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Doctor of Optometry

Dr. Todd Hockett , OD

Optometrist

NPI 1750346292

Doctor of Optometry

Dr. Paul Hund , MD

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NPI 1750382487

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

27 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location July 03, 2024

Registered at 1400 US HIGHWAY 1 S, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 320844211 (Tel: 9044847356)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 03, 2024

Registered at 1400 US HIGHWAY 1 S, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 320844211 (Tel: 9044847356)

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Updated Practice Location August 18, 2022

Registered at 517 GREAT OAKS DR STE 101, MONROE, GA 306558229 (Tel: 7702674561)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 18, 2022

Registered at 517 GREAT OAKS DR STE 101, MONROE, GA 306558229 (Tel: 7702674561)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 18, 2022

Ophthalmology (License #90743 in GA)

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Updated Practice Location March 16, 2022

Registered at 6002 S STAPLES ST, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 784132902 (Tel: 3613342625)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 16, 2022

Registered at 6002 S STAPLES ST, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 784132902 (Tel: 3613342625)

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Updated Practice Location August 15, 2019

Registered at 2001 COLLEGE ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322043703 (Tel: 9043555555)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 15, 2019

Registered at 2001 COLLEGE ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322043703 (Tel: 9043555555)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 15, 2019

Ophthalmology (License #19517 in FL)

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Updated Practice Location July 30, 2019

Registered at 3 ATRIUM DR STE 100, ALBANY, NY 12205 (Tel: 5184385273)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 30, 2019

Registered at 3 ATRIUM DR STE 100, ALBANY, NY 122051417 (Tel: 5184385273)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 30, 2019

Ophthalmology (License #287753 in NY)

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Updated Practice Location August 24, 2018

Registered at 2001 COLLEGE ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204 (Tel: 9043555555)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 24, 2018

Registered at 2001 COLLEGE ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322043703 (Tel: 9043555555)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 24, 2018

Ophthalmology (License #ME136050 in FL)

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NPI Profile Active March 27, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 27, 2017

Registered at 2222 6TH AVE, TROY, NY 121802203 (Tel: 5182743123)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 27, 2017

Registered at 2500 POND VW, SUITE 101, S SCHODACK, NY 120339750 (Tel: 5184772291)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 27, 2017

Recorded as JAMES TAMMARO, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 27, 2017

Ophthalmology (License #21591 in AZ)

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NPI Profile Active February 28, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 28, 2008

Registered at 40 CAPRI BLVD, STE 102, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 864035661 (Tel: 9288559477)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 28, 2008

Registered at 40 CAPRI BLVD, STE 102, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 864035661 (Tel: 9288559477)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 28, 2008

Recorded as JAMES TAMMARO, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 28, 2008

Ophthalmology (License #21591 in AZ)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 02, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1881666006

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: February 02, 2006

Last Update: June 19, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1400 Us Highway 1 S

St Augustine, FL 320844211

Phone: 9044847356

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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