Tara Eckel, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Dallas, TX
Tara Eckel, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1164890760, issued on Sep 13, 2015. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Eckel
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- Practice location
- 9301 N Central Expy Ste 500, Dallas, TX 75231
- Phone
- (214) 220-2468
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (214) 720-1982
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160506001572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9301 N Central Expy Ste 500
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Verify Tara Eckel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
170 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin60 claims
- Methylprednisolone53 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium16 claims
- Meloxicam11 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: $109.05
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Ortholonestar PLLCFrisco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Eckel among 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas
Tara Eckel, PA-C is one of 1,350 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2016 among the 617 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Texas
There are 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas.
All 1,350 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Courtney Cloud, PACDallas, TX 752311174653448
- Helene Futch, P.A.Dallas, TX 752311598778094
- Carol Hunnicutt, PA-CDallas, TX 752311750496469
- Josephine Karl, PADallas, TX 752311316051071
- Ryan Martin, PACDallas, TX 752311124163894
Common questions
What is Tara Eckel, PA-C's NPI number?
Tara Eckel, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164890760, issued on Sep 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Eckel, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9301 N Central Expy Ste 500, Dallas, TX, 75231. Phone: (214) 220-2468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Eckel, PA-C's license?
Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Eckel, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Eckel, PA-C had 170 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.
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.