Maria Tarala, APRN, CNP
Nurse Practitioner · Palos Heights, IL
Maria Tarala, APRN, CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1609332188, issued on Feb 20, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 209018455, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Tarala
- Credential
- APRN, CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 209018455 IL
209.018455 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12251 S 80TH Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (630) 257-1111
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (630) 257-1115
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190507002503); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Tarala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209018455Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 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 2 group practices
- Central Dupage Physician GroupPalos Heights, IL
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Tarala among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Maria Tarala, APRN, CNP is one of 4,892 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 54% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 363L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Palos Heights
They are 57 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Heights, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Maria Tarala, APRN, CNP's NPI number?
Maria Tarala, APRN, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609332188, issued on Feb 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Tarala, APRN, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12251 S 80TH Ave, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (630) 257-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Tarala, APRN, CNP's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209018455, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Tarala, APRN, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Tarala, APRN, CNP had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria Tarala, APRN, CNP'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.