Tara Baxter, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Marlborough, MA
Tara Baxter, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and NPI 1679189112, issued on Sep 21, 2020. Check the license (Massachusetts 290415, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Baxter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 290415 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 65 Fremont St Ofc 1, Marlborough, MA 01752
- Phone
- (508) 485-3665
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2024
- Fax
- (508) 485-0899
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211210000205); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 65 Fremont St Ofc 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wendy Leontie, PAPhysician Assistant1255688552
Verify Tara Baxter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 290415Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $339.57
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Orthopaedic Associates OF Marlboro, PCMarlborough, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Baxter among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Tara Baxter, MD is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 441 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
There are 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Hangen, MDMarlboro, MA 017521578565511
- Amy Abbot, M.D.Milford, MA 017571184773996
- Susan Barrett, M.D.Milford, MA 017571053347229
- Catherine Boisvert, MDMilford, MA 017571508915331
- John Mulroy, M.D.Milford, MA 017571508809690
- Michael Vazquez, MDMilford, MA 017571578699955
- Arthur Christiano, M.DNatick, MA 017601215991211
- Ethan Healy, M.D.Natick, MA 017601295892859
Common questions
What is Tara Baxter, MD's NPI number?
Tara Baxter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679189112, issued on Sep 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Baxter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 65 Fremont St Ofc 1, Marlborough, MA, 01752. Phone: (508) 485-3665. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Baxter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 290415, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara Baxter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Baxter, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.