Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Tara Craig

Family Medicine Physician · Carolina Shores, NC

Tara Craig is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Carolina Shores, North Carolina, and NPI 1679130892, issued on May 22, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-01968, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1679130892
Name
Tara Craig
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2022-01968 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
75 Emerson Bay RD Ste 102, Carolina Shores, NC 28467
Phone
(910) 579-8363
Enumerated
May 22, 2019
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 75 Emerson Bay RD Ste 102

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

  1. Tina Bumgarner, ANP CNurse Practitioner1598932683
  2. De Lora Cummings, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1104853845
  3. Richard Haire, PA-CPhysician Assistant1386668234
  4. Judith Heintz, NPNurse Practitioner1649382086
  5. Shawn Johnson, DOInternal Medicine Physician1841651312
  6. Ross LippardFamily Nurse Practitioner1366135311

Verify Tara Craig in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 2022-01968
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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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78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,258 Medicare Part D claims for 666 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Tara Craig6,258
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium441 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate385 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium353 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium312 claims
  5. Lisinopril280 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium215 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.

3 family medicine physician records list a Carolina Shores practice address

They are 3 of the 25 NPPES records with a Carolina Shores practice address, and 4,736 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other family medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Alvin Abaqueta, M.D.Charlotte, NC1235102187
  2. Atif Abbasi, M.DGreenville, NC1972958973
  3. Jennifer Abbott, MDAsheville, NC1144312604
  4. Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
  5. Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
  6. Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
  7. Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
  8. David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
  9. Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDAsheville, NC1568222131
  10. Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC1942205307

Common questions

What is Tara Craig's NPI number?

Tara Craig's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679130892, issued on May 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara Craig located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Emerson Bay RD Ste 102, Carolina Shores, NC, 28467. Phone: (910) 579-8363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara Craig's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-01968, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tara Craig prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tara Craig had 6,258 Medicare Part D claims for 666 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.