Ralph Theodore Tauran, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Lakeland, FL
Ralph Theodore Tauran, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1225029820, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME 0070924, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph Theodore Tauran
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- ME 0070924 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Phone
- (863) 687-1321
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (863) 284-1730
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120808000300); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd
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Verify Ralph Theodore Tauran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME 0070924Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methenamine Hippurate15 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): 80.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ralph Theodore Tauran among 760 infectious disease physician records in Florida
Ralph Theodore Tauran, M.D. is one of 760 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 581 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 760 infectious disease physician records in Florida.
All 760 in Florida → Every provider in Lakeland → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ignatius Baffoe-Bonnie, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338051417912197
- Yeneneh Desta, MDLakeland, FL 338051447408562
- Imad Dibo, MDLakeland, FL 338051558397687
- Daniel Haight, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338051194713651
- Birungi Kayiira, MDLakeland, FL 338051972647907
- Lamia Khan, MDLakeland, FL 338051154529980
- Tri Pham, MDLakeland, FL 338051548455686
- Sunitha Suresh, MDLakeland, FL 338051780962431
Common questions
What is Ralph Theodore Tauran, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ralph Theodore Tauran, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225029820, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph Theodore Tauran, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL, 33805. Phone: (863) 687-1321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph Theodore Tauran, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME 0070924, 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 Ralph Theodore Tauran, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ralph Theodore Tauran, M.D. had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ralph Theodore Tauran, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 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.