NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara Joan Counts, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Chicago, IL

Tara Joan Counts, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1598307258, issued on Oct 15, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 085.007317, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; 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
1598307258
Name
Tara Joan Counts
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
085.007317 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 227-6190
Enumerated
Oct 15, 2019
Record last updated
Nov 7, 2022
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 225 E Chicago Ave

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

  1. Jasmene Abernathy, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881454957
  2. Tamkeen Abreu, PHARMD, BCPSPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1366888653
  3. Matthew Abts, MDPediatric Pulmonology Physician1588989750
  4. Samuel AccordinoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194525204
  5. Carly Adajian, DDSDentist1184373029
  6. Julie Adams, RDRegistered Dietitian1417569153

Verify Tara Joan Counts in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $134.86

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kyowa Kirin, 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.

  1. Tara Counts$134.86
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Tara Joan Counts among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois

Tara Joan Counts, PA-C 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 2019, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

1,445 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,445 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Regina Bart, PAChicago, IL 606111083656284
  2. Michele Bryk, PAChicago, IL 606111316906860
  3. Jennifer Centore-Lober, PA CChicago, IL 606111932198322
  4. Karen Ferkau, P.A.Chicago, IL 606111013082809
  5. Jung Lee, PAChicago, IL 606111588698476
  6. Michael Maclean, PA-CChicago, IL 606111033139399
  7. Vera Nisavic, P.A.Chicago, IL 606111174696207
  8. Laura Nishi, PAChicago, IL 606111821040049

Common questions

What is Tara Joan Counts, PA-C's NPI number?

Tara Joan Counts, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598307258, issued on Oct 15, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara Joan Counts, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 227-6190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara Joan Counts, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 085.007317, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.