Tamara Collard, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Du Quoin, IL
Tamara Collard, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Du Quoin, Illinois, and NPI 1508960915, issued on Sep 8, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 085-001366, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamara Collard
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 085-001366 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1564 S Washington St, Du Quoin, IL 62832
- Phone
- (618) 542-8702
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2026
- Fax
- (618) 542-8792
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040617000027); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1564 S Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rebecca Loucks, RNRegistered Nurse1932692852
- Shaheda Mansuri, MDGeneral Practice Physician1598701401
Verify Tamara Collard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085-001366Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
5,282 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 141 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium210 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium188 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate160 claims
- Gabapentin148 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate145 claims
- Metformin Hcl144 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: $352.93
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning CorporationDu Quoin, IL
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncBenton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tamara Collard among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois
Tamara Collard, P.A. is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2019 among the 3,407 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 physician assistant records list a practice address in Du Quoin
They are 4 of the 157 NPPES records with a practice address in Du Quoin, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.
All 4,926 in Illinois → Every provider in Du Quoin → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gorana MicevicDu Quoin, IL 628321710516604
- Michael Poiter, PA-CDu Quoin, IL 628321194988493
- Analiese Wilmsmeyer, PA-SDu Quoin, IL 628321164350369
- Matthew Brown, PA-CFairfield, IL 628371184190829
- Kenneth Schweiss, P.A.Fairfield, IL 628371093712622
- Deandra Thompson, PAFairfield, IL 628371134877939
- Katie Kirkman, PA-CChristopher, IL 628221447089164
- Heather Rice, PACChristopher, IL 628221700976131
Common questions
What is Tamara Collard, P.A.'s NPI number?
Tamara Collard, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508960915, issued on Sep 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamara Collard, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1564 S Washington St, Du Quoin, IL, 62832. Phone: (618) 542-8702. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamara Collard, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 085-001366, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tamara Collard, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamara Collard, P.A. had 5,282 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.