Derek Allan Taggard, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA
Derek Allan Taggard, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1548242589, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (California A80229, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Allan Taggard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- A80229 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45 E River Park PL W Ste 104, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 320-0530
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 320-0532
- Medicaid ID
- 00A802290 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150326001319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 45 E River Park PL W Ste 104
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Naira Asatrian, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1912153131
- Brittany Cox, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1992027965
- Nathan Deis, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1063884757
- Samia Ghaffar, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1093004988
- Monika Kapoor, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1144451329
- Amir Khan, MDNeurology Physician1588864805
Verify Derek Allan Taggard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A80229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
119 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib35 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Methocarbamol15 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): 84 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: $10,372.01
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nexxt Spine LLC. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Community Health PartnersClovis, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Allan Taggard among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Derek Allan Taggard, M.D. is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% 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, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in Fresno → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Henry Aryan, MD, FACS, FAANSFresno, CA 937201992867329
- Adam Brant, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201811998248
- Armen Choulakian, MDFresno, CA 937201861694242
- Ian Johnson, MDFresno, CA 937201407936115
- Yu-Hung Kuo, MDFresno, CA 937201902085657
- Mark Levy, MDFresno, CA 937201548243389
- Robert Macdonald, MDFresno, CA 937201053476887
- Justin Massengale, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201003096736
Common questions
What is Derek Allan Taggard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Derek Allan Taggard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548242589, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Allan Taggard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45 E River Park PL W Ste 104, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 320-0530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Allan Taggard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A80229, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Allan Taggard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Allan Taggard, M.D. had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Derek Allan Taggard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.