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2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician NPI 1528422490 MD
Verify on CMS → Heather Taillac, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in Cookeville, Tennessee.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,013 in Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
217
Medicare Part D claims · 137 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician avg: 185
Generic prescribing
95%
generic claims · 5% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
▼ 9 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$1.0K
13 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Heather Taillac, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 217 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- MIPS score · -9 vs avg
- 217
- Part D claims, 2024
- 95%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Heather Taillac, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1528422490), first enumerated 04/07/2016.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 217 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.0K in reported industry payments (13 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1528422490 · Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-BELOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1528422490
- ENUM-MID 2016
- TAX-NARROW 2,013
- MIPS-BELOW 75/100
- RX-LIGHT 217
- BOOK-THIN 41 in Tennessee
- PHOTO-FINISH Reid Abrams · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Taillac · this p…
Taillac · this provider
75 MIPS pts
- Timothy Beer · h…
Timothy Beer
75 MIPS pts
- Paul Rutkowski ·…
Paul Rutkowski
75 MIPS pts
- Kristen Fleager …
Kristen Fleager
75 MIPS pts
- Reid Abrams · near
Reid Abrams
75 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Heather Taillac, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
75 ≥ 13th percentile 13% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Heather Taillac, MD sits
This provider among orthopaedic hand surgery physician peers
Across the 598 orthopaedic hand surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Heather Taillac, MD writes more Part D claims than 70% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 29% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one orthopaedic hand surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Heather Taillac, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Heather Taillac, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Heather Taillac, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
217 17% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100 8.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Tennessee
How Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Heather Taillac, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 75/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1528422490 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 04/07/2016 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
74.9609
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
64.7209
Quality
60.1488
Cost
90
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Heather Taillac, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Campbell Clinic, PC
Cookeville, TN
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Heather Taillac, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.0K
Largest payer
Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Heather Taillac, MD - brand share 5.0%
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician average
5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 217 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
217
Total Claims
$92K
Total Drug Cost
137
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 217
- Total Day Supply
- 1,769
- Brand vs Generic
- 5% brand / 95% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $91K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $877
- Opioid Claims
- 138 (63.6% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 17
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.38
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 21, 65-74: 64, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Heather Taillac, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
112 claims
- Methylprednisolone 19
Methylprednisolone
19 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 14
Tramadol Hcl
14 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 112 |
| Methylprednisolone | 19 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Overview
How Heather Taillac, MD fits within the Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
2,013
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Providers in US
52
States with Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
185
Avg Claims per Provider
Heather Taillac, MD's 217 claims are above the specialty average of 185.
Nationwide Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Taillac, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2016)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Providers in Tennessee
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Taillac.
One of 41 Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Tennessee, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Paul Abbey
MD
Hermitage, TN
Dr. Dave Alexander
M.D.
Nashville, TN
Dr. Daniel Branham
MD
Oak Ridge, TN
Dr. Chelsea Brown
M.D.
Nashville, TN
Dr. Shervondalonn Brown
M.D.
Murfreesboro, TN
Compare Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Heather Taillac, MD's specialty? ▼
Heather Taillac, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician and practices in Cookeville, Tennessee. Credentials: MD.
How much does Heather Taillac, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Heather Taillac, MD wrote 217 Medicare Part D claims totaling $92K in drug costs for 137 beneficiaries.
What is Heather Taillac, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Heather Taillac, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100 (Quality: 64.7, Cost: 60.1). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Heather Taillac, MD located? ▼
Heather Taillac, MD is located at 335 W SPRING ST, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (504) 842-3000.
What is Heather Taillac, MD's NPI number? ▼
Heather Taillac, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528422490, issued on 04/07/2016.
Does Heather Taillac, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Heather Taillac, MD's prescribing is 5% brand-name and 95% generic drugs by claim count, with $91K in brand drug costs.
Does Heather Taillac, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Heather Taillac, MD had 138 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 63.6%.
How many Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 2,013 Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician provider writes 185 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Heather Taillac, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Heather Taillac, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Methylprednisolone, Tramadol Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Heather Taillac, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Heather Taillac, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 217 Part D claims and 137 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Heather Taillac, MD's credentials? ▼
Heather Taillac, MD's NPI is 1528422490 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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