NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara Renee Brown

Family Medicine Physician · Saint Joseph, MO

Tara Renee Brown is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and NPI 1659697738, issued on Apr 14, 2010. Check the license (Missouri 2013021958, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659697738
Name
Tara Renee Brown
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2013021958 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5210 N Belt Hwy, Saint Joseph, MO 64506
Phone
(816) 271-1330
Enumerated
Apr 14, 2010
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
201074810A KS
1659697738 MO
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5210 N Belt Hwy

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

  1. Whitney Atha, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1790108348
  2. Rayyan Bhuiyan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780236794
  3. Andrea CoyFamily Nurse Practitioner1467201897
  4. James Day, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1841218948
  5. Kylie DishmanRegistered Nurse1346631520
  6. Melissa Farris, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1205259942

Verify Tara Renee Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,860 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tara Brown1,860
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole93 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium92 claims
  3. Gabapentin88 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium78 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl72 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate60 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): 76.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score66.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $16.20

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. 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. Tara Brown$16.20
  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.

Tara Renee Brown among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri

Tara Renee Brown is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 53% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Joseph

They are 39 of the 1,219 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Joseph, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Alderson, M.DSaint Joseph, MO 645061053356097
  2. Alan Brewer, DOSaint Joseph, MO 645061760400832
  3. Steven Buckles, D.O.Saint Joseph, MO 645061922056480
  4. Randy Buckles, D.O.Saint Joseph, MO 645061447268560
  5. James Day, D.O.Saint Joseph, MO 645061841218948
  6. Juan Dominguez, MDSaint Joseph, MO 645061023036001
  7. Scott Franksen, DOSaint Joseph, MO 645061205851128
  8. Shawn Griffin, MDSaint Joseph, MO 645061700804788

Common questions

What is Tara Renee Brown's NPI number?

Tara Renee Brown's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659697738, issued on Apr 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara Renee Brown located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5210 N Belt Hwy, Saint Joseph, MO, 64506. Phone: (816) 271-1330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara Renee Brown's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2013021958, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tara Renee Brown prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tara Renee Brown had 1,860 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tara Renee Brown's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.9 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.