Heather Katherine Taras, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Joliet, IL
Heather Katherine Taras, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Joliet, Illinois, and NPI 1184885550, issued on Jun 19, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036.120052, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Katherine Taras
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 036.120052 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 Maple RD, Joliet, IL 60432
- Phone
- (815) 740-1100
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Katherine Taras in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.120052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
760 Medicare Part D claims for 443 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 142 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone102 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen87 claims
- Cephalexin55 claims
- Azithromycin46 claims
- Tramadol Hcl37 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl33 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.
Heather Katherine Taras among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Heather Katherine Taras, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Joliet
They are 28 of the 2,047 NPPES records with a practice address in Joliet, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Heather Katherine Taras, M.D.'s NPI number?
Heather Katherine Taras, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184885550, issued on Jun 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Katherine Taras, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Maple RD, Joliet, IL, 60432. Phone: (815) 740-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Katherine Taras, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.120052, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Katherine Taras, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Katherine Taras, M.D. had 760 Medicare Part D claims for 443 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.