Quentin K. Tanko, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Gainesville, FL
Quentin K. Tanko, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1659580603, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME139915, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Quentin K. Tanko
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- ME139915 FL
01059962 IN
4301088628 MI
60598 MN
114992 MT
and 3 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 Newberry RD, Gainesville, FL 32607
- Phone
- (352) 336-6013
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 200513140 IN
0009333000 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190404002712); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Quentin K. Tanko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME139915Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
- Methocarbamol13 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): 97.5 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: $286.14
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biocomposites Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Ortho Florida LLCOcala, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Quentin K. Tanko among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
Quentin K. Tanko, MD is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tristan Altbuch, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071114120292
- W. Blake, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071912903873
- Robert Decker, MDGainesville, FL 326071033396908
- Frank Ellis, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071417954082
- Edward Jaffe, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071881691244
- Timothy Lane, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071851398424
- Michael Macmillan, MDGainesville, FL 326071902834666
- Amanda Maxey, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071922005594
Common questions
What is Quentin K. Tanko, MD's NPI number?
Quentin K. Tanko, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659580603, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Quentin K. Tanko, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 Newberry RD, Gainesville, FL, 32607. Phone: (352) 336-6013. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Quentin K. Tanko, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME139915, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Quentin K. Tanko, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Quentin K. Tanko, MD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Quentin K. Tanko, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.5 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.