Joao O. Tavares, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Erie, PA
Joao O. Tavares, MD is a pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1750425351, issued on Feb 16, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD-034945-L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Joao O. Tavares
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207XP3100X
- License number
- MD-034945-L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1645 West 8TH Street, Erie, PA 16505
- Phone
- (814) 875-8728
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 875-8796
- Medicaid ID
- 0662516-02 PA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1645 West 8TH Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marcie Fitzgerald, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033170469
- Karl Frankovitch, MDPediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1841334455
- Stephanie Lajohn, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1447588066
- Mary Jane Smalley, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1063661940
Verify Joao O. Tavares in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD-034945-LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Joao O. Tavares among 29 pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Joao O. Tavares, MD is one of 29 pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 52% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 14% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 52% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 28% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XP3100X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 29 pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
All 29 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Erie → Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karl Frankovitch, MDErie, PA 165051841334455
- Bradley Wevodau, CRNP-BCHershey, PA 170331902517873
- Steven Wilding, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331649650276
- Benjamin Weimer, DODu Bois, PA 158011538728308
- Ozgur DedePittsburgh, PA 152241881998375
- Jessica Hughes, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241841679198
- Amanda McCoy, MD, MPHPittsburgh, PA 152241457615916
- Zeynep Deniz OlgunPittsburgh, PA 152241861825655
Common questions
What is Joao O. Tavares, MD's NPI number?
Joao O. Tavares, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750425351, issued on Feb 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joao O. Tavares, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1645 West 8TH Street, Erie, PA, 16505. Phone: (814) 875-8728. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joao O. Tavares, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD-034945-L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.