NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Albert Tarola, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Physician · Murfreesboro, TN

Nicholas Albert Tarola, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and NPI 1518172154, issued on May 14, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 44291, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518172154
Name
Nicholas Albert Tarola
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License numbers
44291 TN
MD427250 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 Medical Center Pkwy, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone
(615) 624-8914
Enumerated
May 14, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 624-8915
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1800 Medical Center Pkwy

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

  1. Leslie Akins, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1578517587
  2. Michael Argo, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124070131
  3. Deborah Baker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922061746
  4. Matthew Barrett, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1649386467
  5. Connie BellOther Specialist/Technologist1821253212
  6. Pyke Bobo, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1184861395

Verify Nicholas Albert Tarola in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 44291    Check the board
  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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

66 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Tarola66
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin25 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,478.48

37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Tarola$1,478.48
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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

Nicholas Albert Tarola among 102 plastic surgery physician records in Tennessee

Nicholas Albert Tarola, M.D. is one of 102 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 42% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 102 plastic surgery physician records in Tennessee.

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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Martin, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291053317149
  2. Leland Webb, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291275794810
  3. Kush Frenchman, MDHendersonville, TN 370751164531869
  4. Kristina O'Shaughnessy, M.D.Franklin, TN 370691013165505
  5. Theodore Behar, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671518996065
  6. Nathan Brought, D.O.Franklin, TN 370671285834754
  7. Kent Higdon, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671447471198
  8. Paul Papillion, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671053431015

Common questions

What is Nicholas Albert Tarola, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nicholas Albert Tarola, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518172154, issued on May 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Albert Tarola, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Medical Center Pkwy, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129. Phone: (615) 624-8914. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Albert Tarola, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 44291, 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 Nicholas Albert Tarola, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Albert Tarola, M.D. had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.