NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amber Nicole Tankard, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Virginia Beach, VA

Amber Nicole Tankard, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and NPI 1972085223, issued on Sep 4, 2018. Check the license (Virginia 0110006400, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972085223
Name
Amber Nicole Tankard
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
0110006400 VA
9259 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
332 Newtown RD, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone
(757) 473-8400
Enumerated
Sep 4, 2018
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181206002922); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 332 Newtown RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kristi Green, FNPNurse Practitioner1841647120
  2. Julian Greer, MDFamily Medicine Physician1013477868
  3. Camille Habib, MPA,PA-C,ATCMedical Physician Assistant1982836946
  4. Mark Killen, PAPhysician Assistant1881613180
  5. Esther Madugu, MDFamily Medicine Physician1700571890
  6. Caroline MaurettePhysician Assistant1659180792

Verify Amber Nicole Tankard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

340 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Amber Tankard340
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate31 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass28 claims
  3. Methocarbamol22 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium14 claims
  6. Hydroxyzine Hcl11 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): 62.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%84.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Patient First Richmond Medical Group PLLCHampton, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amber Nicole Tankard among 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia

Amber Nicole Tankard, PA-C is one of 4,408 physician assistant records with a practice address in Virginia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 2,885 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 363A00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

265 physician assistant records list a practice address in Virginia Beach

They are 265 of the 9,147 NPPES records with a practice address in Virginia Beach, and 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Oliver Agustin, PAVirginia Beach, VA 234621023042256
  2. Mark Crews, PAVirginia Beach, VA 234621790710366
  3. Cecil Gandia, PAVirginia Beach, VA 234621235154030
  4. Evan Jones, PA-CVirginia Beach, VA 234621902887516
  5. Timothy Kearns, PAVirginia Beach, VA 234621225057607
  6. Mark Killen, PAVirginia Beach, VA 234621881613180
  7. Roberta Laska, PAVirginia Beach, VA 234621578588422
  8. Mark Lichtenstein, PAVirginia Beach, VA 234621164441481

Common questions

What is Amber Nicole Tankard, PA-C's NPI number?

Amber Nicole Tankard, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972085223, issued on Sep 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amber Nicole Tankard, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 332 Newtown RD, Virginia Beach, VA, 23462. Phone: (757) 473-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amber Nicole Tankard, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0110006400, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Amber Nicole Tankard, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amber Nicole Tankard, PA-C had 340 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Amber Nicole Tankard, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.1 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.