Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Tara Cross, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Harrisburg, PA

Tara Cross, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1508278102, issued on May 30, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA056896, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1508278102
Name
Tara Cross
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
MA056896 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
820 Sir Thomas CT, Harrisburg, PA 17109
Phone
(717) 652-9555
Enumerated
May 30, 2014
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 820 Sir Thomas CT

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

  1. Donia Abdalla, MMSC, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164376851
  2. Timothy Ackerman, D.O.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1609879535
  3. William Beutler, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1649274689
  4. Keegan Bower, PA-CPhysician Assistant1790510683
  5. Janie Cozzoli, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013563980
  6. Katlyn Ecklund, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780296459

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania 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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

270 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tara Cross270
  2. Specialty average832

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone87 claims
  2. Meloxicam75 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl18 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl14 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl12 claims
  6. Cephalexin11 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 82.5 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 score76.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.2
  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).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Pinnacle Health Medical ServicesEnola, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

143 physician assistant records list a Harrisburg practice address

They are 143 of the 3,963 NPPES records with a Harrisburg practice address, and 7,836 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

Other physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

  1. Matthew AbadLansdowne, PA1720113350
  2. Ariane Abadi, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA1619641685
  3. Rama Abbireddy, PABethlehem, PA1912887555
  4. Marianne Abdalah, PASewickley, PA1346088473
  5. Donia Abdalla, MMSC, PA-CHarrisburg, PA1164376851
  6. Raneem Abdelaziz, PA-CQuakertown, PA1003764713
  7. Safiyya Abdul-Ghani, PAOaks, PA1689904161
  8. Lauren Abdul-Malak, PAAbington, PA1083196117
  9. Katherine Abel, PA-CSteelton, PA1972944437
  10. Mark Abel, PA-CSouth Abington Township, PA1710131610

Common questions

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

Tara Cross, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508278102, issued on May 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara Cross, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 Sir Thomas CT, Harrisburg, PA, 17109. Phone: (717) 652-9555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA056896, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tara Cross, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tara Cross, PA-C had 270 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tara Cross, PA-C's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.5 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), 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.