Dr. James E. Tearse, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,533
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 565
- Part D claims, 2024
- 853
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1391 Woodside Rd, Redwood City, CA 94061
- Practice phone
- Call (650) 368-3937
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
James E. Tearse, M.d.
Eye care practice · Redwood City, California
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Dr. James E. Tearse is an ophthalmologist in Redwood City, California
Dr. Tearse practices at James E. Tearse, M.d. in Redwood City, California.
Dr. Tearse's NPI, 1811099435, was assigned on September 3, 2006. Dr. Tearse graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Tearse holds California license A42953.
- NPI
- 1811099435NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0547224867
- NPI enumeration date
- September 3, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (650) 368-3937
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 70
- Medical school graduation
- 1982
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James E. Tearse practices at James E. Tearse, M.d. in Redwood City, California
Dr. Tearse's primary practice is James E. Tearse, M.d., at 1391 Woodside Rd, Redwood City, CA 94061. The practice phone is (650) 368-3937.
- James E. Tearse, M.d.1391 Woodside Rd, Redwood City, CA 94061Phone(650) 368-3937
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James E. Tearse is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Tearse's primary practice is James E. Tearse, M.d. in Redwood City, California. Dr. Tearse is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tearse to 2 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James E. Tearse's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tearse practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| James E. Tearse, M.d. | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James E. Tearse is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Tearse's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Tearse is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Tearse's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Texas license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Tearse treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Tearse
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James E. Tearse billed Medicare for 4,533 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,533 Medicare services from Dr. Tearse across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 565 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $358,918 for them.
Dr. Tearse's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,4842024: 2,22510%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8032024: 8212%
- Surgery
- 2023: 7242024: 81312%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 5912024: 65110%
- Imaging
- 2023: 272024: 2315%
Where Dr. Tearse's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4,42498%
- In a facility1092%
Dr. Tearse compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Tearse
- California median
- Medicare services
- 4,533vs 1,0794.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 565vs 42134% above
- Part D claims
- 752vs 61822% above
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Tearse's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James E. Tearse treated 565 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 565 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tearse in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 242 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.96, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tearse's median patient age at 74, with 62% women.
Dr. Tearse's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Tearse's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women35262%
- Men21338%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Tearse's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure69%
- Arthritis42%
- Diabetes24%
- Osteoporosis23%
- Ischemic heart disease22%
- Anxiety18%
- Atrial fibrillation18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Tearse's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James E. Tearse wrote 853 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Tearse wrote 853 Medicare Part D claims for 286 patients. 46% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 752 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $306,583 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 639 claims across 18 drugs.
Dr. Tearse's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic396 claims46%
- Brand-name457 claims54%
Dr. Tearse's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Tearse's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics16%139 of 853 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6392024: 75218%
Drugs named by CMS: 21 in 2024, 18 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James E. Tearse scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Tearse for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Tearse accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Tearse as offering telehealth. CMS counts 69 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Tearse, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Tearse's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 88of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 58of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Tearse ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 69th percentile69 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. James E. Tearse received $65,063 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 524 general payments to Dr. Tearse from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. paid the most, $19,966.
General payments to Dr. Tearse by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Tearse by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$29,31046%
- Food and beverage$15,91225%
- Consulting fees$7,23511%
- Travel and lodging$5,9029%
- Other$6,0299%
Companies that paid Dr. Tearse the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James E. Tearse has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Tearse.
Awards and honors for Dr. Tearse
- Undated
- AAO Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James E. Tearse graduated from Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Tearse graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Tearse is a member of AAO.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James E. Tearse accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Tearse is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Tearse accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO9
- HMO6
- POS5
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. James E. Tearse's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James E. Tearse's NPI number?
Dr. James E. Tearse's NPI number is 1811099435. It was assigned on September 3, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James E. Tearse?
Dr. James E. Tearse is an ophthalmologist in Redwood City, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. James E. Tearse practice?
Dr. Tearse practices at 1391 Woodside Rd, Redwood City, CA 94061. Dr. Tearse's primary practice is James E. Tearse, M.d. in Redwood City, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tearse to 2 hospitals and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James E. Tearse's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Tearse is (650) 368-3937.
What is Dr. James E. Tearse's medical license number?
Dr. Tearse holds California license A42953, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. James E. Tearse been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Tearse in California (1986 to 2026) and Texas (1983 to 1988).
Which hospitals is Dr. James E. Tearse affiliated with?
Dr. Tearse is affiliated with Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Tearse to 2 more hospitals.
Does Dr. James E. Tearse accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tearse billed Medicare for 4,533 services in 2024, and Dr. Tearse accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. James E. Tearse offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Tearse as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. James E. Tearse's MIPS score?
Dr. Tearse's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. James E. Tearse see?
CMS counts 565 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tearse in 2024, with an average age of 78.
Is Dr. James E. Tearse board certified?
Yes. Dr. Tearse is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. James E. Tearse bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Tearse's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92012), lab and pathology test (83861) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. James E. Tearse go to medical school?
Dr. Tearse graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1982.
What drugs does Dr. James E. Tearse prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tearse's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Azithromycin and Xiidra.
Has Dr. James E. Tearse received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $65,063 in general payments to Dr. Tearse from 32 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
How long has Dr. James E. Tearse been practicing?
Dr. Tearse graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. James E. Tearse accept?
Dr. Tearse is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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