Heather N. Tarantino, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Heather N. Tarantino, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1235284084, issued on Jan 24, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01089, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather N. Tarantino
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2014-01089 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Phone
- (704) 446-1242
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140812000243); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather N. Tarantino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01089Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
494 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Promethazine Hcl24 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Mounjaro18 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate15 claims
- Gabapentin15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather N. Tarantino among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Heather N. Tarantino, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
536 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 536 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Heather N. Tarantino, MD's NPI number?
Heather N. Tarantino, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235284084, issued on Jan 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather N. Tarantino, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 446-1242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather N. Tarantino, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01089, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather N. Tarantino, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather N. Tarantino, MD had 494 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.