Tara Nicole Hardinge, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Bend, OR
Tara Nicole Hardinge, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bend, Oregon, and NPI 1285128678, issued on Jun 19, 2018. Check the license (Oregon PA203789, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Nicole Hardinge
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA203789 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 NE Medical Center Dr, Bend, OR 97701
- Phone
- (541) 382-4900
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 500796434 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220218001088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Nicole Hardinge in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
Search for license PA203789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
694 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide109 claims
- Fluorouracil85 claims
- Ciclopirox53 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate51 claims
- Ketoconazole45 claims
- Fluocinolone Acetonide34 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,998.84
169 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Bend Memorial Clinic PCBend, OR
- Mountain West Derm - Blackhart PLLCKlamath Falls, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Nicole Hardinge among 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon
Tara Nicole Hardinge, PA-C is one of 2,094 physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 1,552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 37% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
186 physician assistant records list a practice address in Bend
They are 186 of the 5,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Bend, and 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon.
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Common questions
What is Tara Nicole Hardinge, PA-C's NPI number?
Tara Nicole Hardinge, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285128678, issued on Jun 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Nicole Hardinge, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 NE Medical Center Dr, Bend, OR, 97701. Phone: (541) 382-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Nicole Hardinge, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number PA203789, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Nicole Hardinge, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Nicole Hardinge, PA-C had 694 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara Nicole Hardinge, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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), 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.