Brian D. Tjarks, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Brian D. Tjarks, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1215935325, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (South Dakota 2786, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian D. Tjarks
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2786 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4405 E 26TH St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103
- Phone
- (605) 332-2883
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081020000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian D. Tjarks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 2786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 claims
- Prednisone14 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): 76.7 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Sanford ClinicSioux Falls, SD
- Sanford Medical CenterMitchell, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian D. Tjarks among 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota
Brian D. Tjarks, M.D. is one of 601 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 393 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
195 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sioux Falls
They are 195 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Brian D. Tjarks, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian D. Tjarks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215935325, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian D. Tjarks, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4405 E 26TH St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57103. Phone: (605) 332-2883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian D. Tjarks, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 2786, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian D. Tjarks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian D. Tjarks, M.D. had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian D. Tjarks, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.