NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jerry M. Tarver, M.D.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Abilene, TX

Jerry M. Tarver, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1235170671, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (Texas H2971, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235170671
Name
Jerry M. Tarver
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
H2971 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4351 Ridgemont Dr Ste A, Abilene, TX 79606
Phone
(254) 245-9175
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 20, 2025
Fax
(254) 213-7771
Medicaid ID
137430811 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190621001189); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1985
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4351 Ridgemont Dr Ste A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jessica Castillo, RN. FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1578991477
  2. Kimberly Dubois, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1497354278
  3. Stephen McClintock, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124505953
  4. Jessica Moore, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1922645688
  5. Ashley Nielsen, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992473276
  6. Marcus Reyes, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1346246972

Verify Jerry M. Tarver in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

3,390 Medicare Part D claims for 773 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims. 2,454 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jerry Tarver3,390
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,476 claims
  2. Pregabalin505 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl303 claims
  4. Acetaminophen-Codeine213 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen158 claims
  6. Gabapentin133 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).

Industry payments in 2024: $858.89

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jerry Tarver$858.89
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Integrated Pain Associates PLLCAbilene, TX
  2. The West Texas Rehabilitation CenterAbilene, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jerry M. Tarver among 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas

Jerry M. Tarver, M.D. is one of 301 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 250 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Blake Sutton, MDAbilene, TX 796061740540814
  2. Norman Dozier, MDAbilene, TX 796011629015003
  3. Frank McGehee, M.D.Midland, TX 797011134151756
  4. Neil DoctorMidland, TX 797051619322492
  5. Grayson KovalMidland, TX 797051073048492
  6. Sai Gundlapalli, M.D.Odessa, TX 797611447271366
  7. Johnny White, MDOdessa, TX 797611336252477
  8. Claude Oliva, MD PALubbock, TX 794161104970136

Common questions

What is Jerry M. Tarver, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jerry M. Tarver, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235170671, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jerry M. Tarver, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4351 Ridgemont Dr Ste A, Abilene, TX, 79606. Phone: (254) 245-9175. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jerry M. Tarver, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H2971, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jerry M. Tarver, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jerry M. Tarver, M.D. had 3,390 Medicare Part D claims for 773 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jerry M. Tarver, M.D.'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.

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