Tara C. Barnes, APRN
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Lake Charles, LA
Tara C. Barnes, APRN is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1073842134, issued on Dec 18, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana AP05960, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara C. Barnes
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License number
- AP05960 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1614 Wolf Cir, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- Phone
- (337) 478-9653
- Enumerated
- Dec 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 474-0988
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100206000196); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara C. Barnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP05960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 110 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin81 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
- Meloxicam31 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl28 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Methylprednisolone28 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: $78.98
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 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
- Lcms Neurosurgical Institute OF Lake Charles LLCLake Charles, LA
- Physical Therapy Services OF West Louisiana IncLeesville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara C. Barnes among 247 adult health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Tara C. Barnes, APRN is one of 247 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 34% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 adult health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 27 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 247 adult health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 247 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Adult Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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- Jennifer Leger, NPLake Charles, LA 706071780989046
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Common questions
What is Tara C. Barnes, APRN's NPI number?
Tara C. Barnes, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073842134, issued on Dec 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara C. Barnes, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1614 Wolf Cir, Lake Charles, LA, 70605. Phone: (337) 478-9653. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara C. Barnes, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP05960, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara C. Barnes, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara C. Barnes, APRN had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.