John S. Taras, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Philadelphia, PA
John S. Taras, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1720015308, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD045154E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John S. Taras
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- MD045154E PA
MA054808 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 216-220 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Phone
- (215) 762-2663
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 762-4447
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190429002617); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 216-220 N. Broad Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kevin Gingrich, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1861482424
Verify John S. Taras in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD045154ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John S. Taras among 118 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
John S. Taras, M.D. is one of 118 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 90% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 100 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207XS0106X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 118 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 118 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Bozentka, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041750319257
- Nikolas Kazmers, M.D., M.S.E.Philadelphia, PA 191041578874715
- Hannah Lee, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041962817148
- David Steinberg, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041285662783
- Pedro Beredjiklian, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071114955689
- Neal Chen, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071568426526
- Jessica Intravia, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071548670755
- Gregg Martyak, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071558565044
Common questions
What is John S. Taras, M.D.'s NPI number?
John S. Taras, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720015308, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John S. Taras, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 216-220 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. Phone: (215) 762-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John S. Taras, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD045154E, 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.
What is John S. Taras, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.