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Dr. Tarra Wright Millender, MD
NPI1033242581PAC ID1658472949
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,253
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 791
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,378
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 87
- Practice address
- 2170 Midland Road, Southern Pines, NC 28387
- Practice phone
- Call (919) 295-1221
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
The Eye Surgery Center of the Carolinas
Surgery Center - Not Medicare-Certified · Southern Pines, North Carolina
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Dr. Tarra Wright Millender is an ophthalmologist in Southern Pines, North Carolina
Dr. Millender practices at The Eye Surgery Center of the Carolinas in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Dr. Millender's NPI, 1033242581, was assigned on March 13, 2007. Dr. Millender graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Millender holds North Carolina license 2007-00722.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1033242581NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1658472949
- NPI enumeration date
- March 13, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (919) 295-1221
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Tarra Wright Millender practices at The Eye Surgery Center of the Carolinas in Southern Pines, North Carolina
Dr. Millender's primary practice is The Eye Surgery Center of the Carolinas, at 2170 Midland Road, Southern Pines, NC 28387. The practice phone is (919) 295-1221.
- The Eye Surgery Center of the Carolinas2170 Midland Road, Southern Pines, NC 28387Phone(919) 295-1221
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Tarra Wright Millender is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Millender's primary practice is The Eye Surgery Center of the Carolinas in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Dr. Millender is also affiliated with Central Carolina Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Millender to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
The Eye Surgery Center of the CarolinasPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Tarra Wright Millender's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Millender practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| The Eye Surgery Center of the Carolinas | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Tarra Wright Millender is one of 552 ophthalmologists in North Carolina
Ophthalmology is Dr. Millender's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Millender is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, North CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Tarra Wright Millender billed Medicare for 3,253 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,253 Medicare services from Dr. Millender across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 791 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $338,179 for them.
Medicare services, 20243,253
Medicare patients791
Paid by Medicare$338,179
Procedure codes19
Dr. Millender's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,4602024: 1,3349%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2382024: 1,1586%
- Surgery
- 2023: 6882024: 6575%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1182024: 10412%
Where Dr. Millender's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,81186%
- In a facility44214%
Dr. Millender compared with the North Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Millender
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 3,253vs 1,70191% above
- Medicare patients
- 791vs 56640% above
- Part D claims
- 4,247vs 6206.8 times
Medians across 580 ophthalmologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Millender'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. Tarra Wright Millender treated 791 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 791 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Millender in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 336 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Millender's median patient age at 73, with 53% women.
Medicare patients, 2024791
Average age76
Average risk score1.10
Also on Medicaid6%
Dr. Millender's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Millender's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women42854%
- Men36346%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Millender's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis44%
- Diabetes32%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Atrial fibrillation17%
- Osteoporosis16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Millender's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Tarra Wright Millender wrote 4,378 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Millender wrote 4,378 Medicare Part D claims for 863 patients. 60% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,247 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $564,179 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,924 claims across 37 drugs.
Part D claims, 20244,378
Drugs named by CMS38
Total drug cost$564,179
Part D patients863
Dr. Millender's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,627 claims60%
- Brand-name1,751 claims40%
Dr. Millender'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. Millender's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%28 of 4,378 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: 3,9242024: 4,2478%
Drugs named by CMS: 38 in 2024, 37 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. Tarra Wright Millender scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Millender for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Millender accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 469 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Millender, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Millender's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 87of 100Final score
- 87.4of 100Quality
- 97of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Millender ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 95th percentile469 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. Tarra Wright Millender has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Millender in 2012. Dr. Millender's most frequent co-authors are Natalie A. Afshari, MD and Landon C. Meekins, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Millender's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Millender
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Tarra Wright Millender received $6,825 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 314 general payments to Dr. Millender from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,542.
General payments to Dr. Millender by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Millender by kind, 2016 to 2025
$6.8Kin total
- Food and beverage$6,78799%
- Education$381%
Companies that paid Dr. Millender 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. Tarra Wright Millender graduated from Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Millender graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2003.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Tarra Wright Millender'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Tarra Wright Millender's NPI number?
Dr. Tarra Wright Millender's NPI number is 1033242581. It was assigned on March 13, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Tarra Wright Millender?
Dr. Tarra Wright Millender is an ophthalmologist in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Tarra Wright Millender practice?
Dr. Millender practices at 2170 Midland Road, Southern Pines, NC 28387. Dr. Millender's primary practice is The Eye Surgery Center of the Carolinas in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Millender to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Tarra Wright Millender's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Millender is (919) 295-1221.
What is Dr. Tarra Wright Millender's medical license number?
Dr. Millender holds North Carolina license 2007-00722.
Which hospitals is Dr. Tarra Wright Millender affiliated with?
Dr. Millender is affiliated with Central Carolina Hospital.
Does Dr. Tarra Wright Millender accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Millender billed Medicare for 3,253 services in 2024, and Dr. Millender accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Tarra Wright Millender's MIPS score?
Dr. Millender's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Tarra Wright Millender see?
CMS counts 791 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Millender in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Tarra Wright Millender bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Millender's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), eye exam or test (92083) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. Tarra Wright Millender go to medical school?
Dr. Millender graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2003.
What drugs does Dr. Tarra Wright Millender prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Millender's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate and Dorzolamide-Timolol.
Has Dr. Tarra Wright Millender received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,825 in general payments to Dr. Millender from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Tarra Wright Millender been practicing?
Dr. Millender graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
Does Dr. Tarra Wright Millender do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Millender.
Who does Dr. Tarra Wright Millender publish with?
Dr. Millender's most frequent co-authors are Natalie A. Afshari, MD (1 shared paper) and Landon C. Meekins, MD (1 shared paper).
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