NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tamara Ann Beard, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Fredericksburg, TX

Tamara Ann Beard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fredericksburg, Texas, and NPI 1538693411, issued on Apr 17, 2017. Check the license (Texas S4444, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1538693411
Name
Tamara Ann Beard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
S4444 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1020 S State Highway 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Phone
(830) 990-4352
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2022
Fax
(830) 997-2276
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200313001356); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1020 S State Highway 16

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

  1. Jennifer Adams, MS, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1033554571
  2. Patrick Almond, RN, APRN, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1497148258
  3. Jennifer Braziel, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1649468273
  4. Peter Coldwell, M.D.Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1063520674
  5. Marshall Cunningham, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1770566861
  6. Brooke EckertOccupational Therapist1679190045

Verify Tamara Ann Beard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

539 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tamara Beard539
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir51 claims
  2. Prednisone32 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
  4. Azithromycin20 claims
  5. Eliquis19 claims
  6. Levofloxacin17 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: $23.81

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tamara Beard$23.81
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Hospital Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCSan Antonio, TX
  2. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Texas PLLCFrederickburg, TX
  3. Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine OF Texas PLLCFredericksburg, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tamara Ann Beard among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Tamara Ann Beard, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2017, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fredericksburg

They are 22 of the 331 NPPES records with a practice address in Fredericksburg, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Cantu, M.D.Fredericksburg, TX 786241538145206
  2. Karen Cornett, MDFredericksburg, TX 786241376538223
  3. Rebecca Daley, D.O.Fredericksburg, TX 786241356348288
  4. Mark Eden, MDFredericksburg, TX 786241275528119
  5. Suzanne Ellison, MDFredericksburg, TX 786241285620211
  6. Yvonne Haug, M.D.Fredericksburg, TX 786241366427379
  7. Matthew Hoermann, MDFredericksburg, TX 786241790770634
  8. John Kothmann, M.D.Fredericksburg, TX 786241780624502

Common questions

What is Tamara Ann Beard, MD's NPI number?

Tamara Ann Beard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538693411, issued on Apr 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tamara Ann Beard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1020 S State Highway 16, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624. Phone: (830) 990-4352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tamara Ann Beard, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S4444, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tamara Ann Beard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tamara Ann Beard, MD had 539 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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.