Kurt W. Tauer, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Germantown, TN
Kurt W. Tauer, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1053340802, issued on Jul 2, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 12823, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kurt W. Tauer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License numbers
- 12823 TN
R3993 AR
12260 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7945 Wolf River Blvd, Germantown, TN 38138
- Phone
- (901) 683-0055
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2024
- Fax
- (901) 922-6757
- Medicaid IDs
- 3191808 TN
112757001 AR
1785652 LA
00112465 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040623001167); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7945 Wolf River Blvd
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Verify Kurt W. Tauer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12823Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical oncology physician in 2024
3,266 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 347 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole380 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate378 claims
- Potassium Chloride158 claims
- Letrozole153 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen149 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate114 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $9,033.70
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Shelby County Health Care CorporationMemphis, TN
- The West Clinic P.C.Paris, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kurt W. Tauer among 114 medical oncology physician records in Tennessee
Kurt W. Tauer, MD is one of 114 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2000 among the 79 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 114 medical oncology physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Kurt W. Tauer, MD's NPI number?
Kurt W. Tauer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053340802, issued on Jul 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kurt W. Tauer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7945 Wolf River Blvd, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 683-0055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kurt W. Tauer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 12823, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kurt W. Tauer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kurt W. Tauer, MD had 3,266 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kurt W. Tauer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.