Dr. Tarra Wright Millender, MD

  • Southern Pines, NC
  • Ophthalmologist
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
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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
Medicare PAC ID
1658472949
NPI enumeration date
March 13, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(919) 295-1221
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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 Carolinas
    2170 Midland Road, Southern Pines, NC 28387Phone(919) 295-1221

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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.

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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.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Eye Surgery Center of the CarolinasAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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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 CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2007-00722 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Millender

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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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Diabetes32%
  5. Chronic kidney disease27%
  6. Ischemic heart disease24%
  7. Atrial fibrillation17%
  8. Osteoporosis16%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Millender's patients across all payers

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

  1. Medical schoolDuke University School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Tarra Wright Millender's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand 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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