Dr. Benjamin Bryan Cook , OD
Optometrist • Tampa, FL
5201 E Busch Blvd
Tampa, FL 33617
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NPI assigned on July 8, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 14 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 92014 — Established patient complete exam of visual system: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 248 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Latanoprost — 117 prescription fills, including refills.
- Restasis Multidose (Cyclosporine) — 65 prescription fills, including refills.
- Timolol Maleate — 16 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Tampa, FL (2024, 46 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 112. Middle half: 24 to 306.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Florida (2024, 1,420 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 123. Middle half: 33 to 409.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 334 in 2017 to 14 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5201 E Busch Blvd
Tampa, FL 33617
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Palm Harbor, FL. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Medical Services Corp Of Florida; Sight And Sun Eyeworks Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
2013
What Public CMS Data Show
Optometrist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
29 people with Original Medicare in 2022
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2022.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,724 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,292 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
30-day fills
426 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$65,353 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $96.59 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
13 years (graduated 2013)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2013
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Cook has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Cook as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Tampa and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Tampa, FL (2024, 46 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 112. Middle half: 24 to 306.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Florida (2024, 1,420 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 123. Middle half: 33 to 409.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Tampa, FL (2024, 46 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,106. Middle half: $1,387 to $36,121.
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Florida (2024, 1,420 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,998. Middle half: $683 to $49,441.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Cook are from 2022.
159 active clinicians are listed under Optometrist with a practice address in Tampa, FL (3,613 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tampa
0% of these 159 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
39.6% of these 159 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 96% from 334 in 2017 to 14 in 2022.
- 2017: 334
- 2018: 148
- 2019: 69
- 2020: 49
- 2022: 14
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 94% from $31,062 in 2017 to $1,724 in 2022.
- 2017: $31,062
- 2018: $15,804
- 2019: $8,829
- 2020: $6,224
- 2022: $1,724
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 93% from $19,640 in 2017 to $1,292 in 2022.
- 2017: $19,640
- 2018: $7,223
- 2019: $5,270
- 2020: $4,406
- 2022: $1,292
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 23% from 321 in 2020 to 248 in 2024.
- 2020: 321
- 2021: 266
- 2022: 212
- 2023: 316
- 2024: 248
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 462 in 2020 and 426 in 2024.
- 2020: 462
- 2021: 359
- 2022: 334
- 2023: 465
- 2024: 426
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost varied from year to year: $68,379 in 2020 and $65,353 in 2024.
- 2020: $68,379
- 2021: $66,959
- 2022: $45,239
- 2023: $69,686
- 2024: $65,353
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $38.50 in 2019 to $96.59 in 2025.
- 2019: $38.50
- 2022: $36.96
- 2023: $88.89
- 2024: $272.02
- 2025: $96.59
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $96.59.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Precision 1 | General | $96.59 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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14 | 14 | $165.00 | $123.13 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 117 | 6,185 | $953.53 | 37 |
| Restasis Multidose | Cyclosporine | 65 | 2,142 | $41,898.95 | 17 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 16 | 977 | $143.37 | — |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 15 | 1,234 | $892.10 | — |
| Restasis | Cyclosporine | 13 | 930 | $19,230.85 | — |
| Alphagan P | Brimonidine Tartrate | 11 | 227 | $2,058.76 | — |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 11 | 531 | $175.54 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-12-15NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152WC0802X
The professional activities performed by an Optometrist related to the fitting of contact lenses to an eye, ongoing evaluation of the cornea's ability to sustain successful contact lens wear, and treatment of any external eye or corneal condition which can affect contact lens wear.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152WC0802X
The professional activities performed by an Optometrist related to the fitting of contact lenses to an eye, ongoing evaluation of the cornea's ability to sustain successful contact lens wear, and treatment of any external eye or corneal condition which can affect contact lens wear.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPTOMETRY
I20131015002119
FL
5092949503
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Sight And Sun Eyeworks Llc
407 N Plant Ave, Plant City, FL 335637247
Phone: 8135020775
Sight And Sun Eyeworks Llc
5201 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL 336175403
Phone: 8139792929
Medical Services Corp Of Florida
1000 24th St N, St Petersburg, FL 337136838
Phone: 2393661948
Medical Services Corp Of Florida
3201 1st St Ne, Saint Petersburg, FL 337042205
Phone: 2393661948
Secondary Practice Locations
3384 Tampa Rd
Palm Harbor, FL 346843425
Phone: 7274913786
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 5201 E BUSCH BLVD, TAMPA, FL 33617 (Tel: 8139792929)
Registered at PO BOX 207151, DALLAS, TX 753207151 (Tel: 6362004393)
Additional practice office at 3384 Tampa Rd, Palm Harbor, FL 346843425
Optometrist (license number reported to NPPES: ID ODP-100289)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3384 TAMPA RD, PALM HARBOR, FL 346843425 (Tel: 7274913786)
Registered at 3384 TAMPA RD, PALM HARBOR, FL 346843425 (Tel: 7274913786)
Recorded as BENJAMIN COOK, O.D.
Optometrist (license number reported to NPPES: FL OPC-4823)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Optometrists in Tampa
- Dr. Baotram Tran, OD
- Dr. Michael Cook, OD
- Dr. Lauren Wasikowski, OD
- Dr. Maryann Youssef, OD
- Dr. Chelsea Hollier, OD
- Dr. Christine Hair, OD
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Mailing Address
Po Box 207151
Dallas, TX 753207151
Phone: 6362004393