Heather Taillac, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Cookeville, TN
Heather Taillac, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1528422490, issued on Apr 7, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 66276, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Taillac
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 66276 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 335 W Spring St, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (504) 842-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2016
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- Q078896 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220906002190); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 335 W Spring St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Heather Taillac in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 66276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
217 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 138 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen112 claims
- Methylprednisolone19 claims
- Tramadol Hcl14 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): 75 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: $1,005.25
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Campbell Clinic, PCCookeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Taillac among 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Tennessee
Heather Taillac, MD is one of 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2009 among the 51 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 60 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cookeville → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Torstrick, MDJackson, TN 383011639147200
- James Calandruccio, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381316933138
- David Cannon, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381578504668
- Mark Jobe, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381710974498
- Norfleet Thompson, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381952536641
- Phillip Wright, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381285618744
- Christian Fahey, MDBartlett, TN 381331386639334
- Robert Cole, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201144223256
Common questions
What is Heather Taillac, MD's NPI number?
Heather Taillac, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528422490, issued on Apr 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Taillac, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 335 W Spring St, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (504) 842-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Taillac, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 66276, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Taillac, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Taillac, MD had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Taillac, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.