NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara Collins, M.D., M.P.H.

Psychiatry Physician · San Francisco, CA

Tara Collins, M.D., M.P.H. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1801039839, issued on Apr 6, 2009. Check the license (California A107111, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1801039839
Name
Tara Collins
Credential
M.D., M.P.H.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A107111 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
982 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone
(415) 597-8000
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 24, 2025
Fax
(415) 597-8004
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130521000121); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 2007
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 982 Mission St

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

  1. David AbarcaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669810115
  2. Robert AbateCommunity Health Worker1336584465
  3. Diana Abrams, MFTIMarriage & Family Therapist1386957926
  4. Thanita Adams, MA, LCSWClinical Social Worker1477706414
  5. Brea AguasMarriage & Family Therapist1982140315
  6. Christian AlcalaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336795491

Verify Tara Collins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A107111    Check the board
  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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84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,835 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Tara Collins1,835
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl135 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate127 claims
  3. Clozapine119 claims
  4. Olanzapine111 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl87 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl86 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: $29.25

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tara Collins$29.25
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. County OF MarinGreenbrae, CA

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

Tara Collins among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Tara Collins, M.D., M.P.H. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

763 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 763 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joanna Bornstein, MDSan Francisco, CA 941031235310822
  2. Anna Budayr, MDSan Francisco, CA 941031760565840
  3. Aaron Chapman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941031740409069
  4. Ari Etheridge, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941031356361885
  5. Michael Ghaly, MDSan Francisco, CA 941031013106897
  6. William Kulka, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941031801949664
  7. Virginia Mommsen, MDSan Francisco, CA 941031083791503
  8. David Pine, MDSan Francisco, CA 941031164442273

Common questions

What is Tara Collins, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?

Tara Collins, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801039839, issued on Apr 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara Collins, M.D., M.P.H. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 982 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, 94103. Phone: (415) 597-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara Collins, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A107111, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tara Collins, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tara Collins, M.D., M.P.H. had 1,835 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.

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