Allen Hershel Tanner, M.D.
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Durham, NC
Allen Hershel Tanner, M.D. is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1720333859, issued on Jul 15, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-00785, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Allen Hershel Tanner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License number
- 2014-00785 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2301 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 620-4921
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150828000414); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Allen Hershel Tanner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-00785Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $139.82
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Allen Hershel Tanner among 36 surgical critical care physician records in North Carolina
Allen Hershel Tanner, M.D. is one of 36 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 67% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 29 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 36 surgical critical care physician records in North Carolina.
All 36 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Surgical Critical Care Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patricia Martinez Quinones, M.D.Durham, NC 277051013322130
- John Simpson, MDDurham, NC 277051992200869
- Amy Rezak, M.D.Durham, NC 277101780735886
- Vanessa Schroder, M.D.Durham, NC 277101396902466
- Courtney Sommer, M.D.Durham, NC 277101114146487
- Amirreza Motameni, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101992091128
- Ioana Antonescu, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091952768343
- Claudia Goettler, MDGreenville, NC 278341326030123
Common questions
What is Allen Hershel Tanner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Allen Hershel Tanner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720333859, issued on Jul 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Allen Hershel Tanner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2301 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Allen Hershel Tanner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-00785, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Allen Hershel Tanner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Allen Hershel Tanner, M.D. had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Allen Hershel Tanner, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.