Jawahar Lal Taunk, MD
Specialist · Palm Harbor, FL
Jawahar Lal Taunk, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Palm Harbor, Florida, and NPI 1528066271, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME62630, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jawahar Lal Taunk
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- ME62630 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34041 US Highway 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684
- Phone
- (727) 786-0017
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 786-7521
- Medicaid ID
- 371745300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100128000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jawahar Lal Taunk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME62630Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
690 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole187 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte146 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium72 claims
- Famotidine42 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl37 claims
- Mesalamine19 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Advanced Gastroenterology Associates LLCPalm Harbor, FL
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Palm Harbor, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jawahar Lal Taunk among 2,685 specialist records in Florida
Jawahar Lal Taunk, MD is one of 2,685 specialist records with a practice address in Florida. 29% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 29% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1987 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 85% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 specialist records list a practice address in Palm Harbor
They are 16 of the 1,358 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Harbor, and 2,685 specialist records in Florida.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelly BechardPalm Harbor, FL 346841821228297
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- Rebecca LeePalm Harbor, FL 346841134522147
- Joan Lehmann Torres, OTR/L, CHTPalm Harbor, FL 346841982880746
- Mitchell Lowenstein, M.D.Palm Harbor, FL 346841326041344
- Timothy McLaughlin, M.D.Palm Harbor, FL 346841093767444
- Melodie Moreno, ERYT-500Palm Harbor, FL 346841306515598
Common questions
What is Jawahar Lal Taunk, MD's NPI number?
Jawahar Lal Taunk, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528066271, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jawahar Lal Taunk, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34041 US Highway 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL, 34684. Phone: (727) 786-0017. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jawahar Lal Taunk, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME62630, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jawahar Lal Taunk, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jawahar Lal Taunk, MD had 690 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jawahar Lal Taunk, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.