Tara A. Heinze, PAC
Physician Assistant · Brookings, SD
Tara A. Heinze, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Brookings, South Dakota, and NPI 1053363242, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 0561, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara A. Heinze
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0561 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 22ND Ave., Brookings, SD 57006
- Phone
- (605) 697-9500
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2026
- Fax
- (605) 697-6939
- Medicaid ID
- 6825452 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040415000989); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 400 22ND Ave.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rodney King, PACPhysician Assistant1023060217
Verify Tara A. Heinze in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 0561Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
429 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone74 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate70 claims
- Cephalexin27 claims
- Azithromycin26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
- Methylprednisolone19 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: $23.02
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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
- City OF BrookingsBrookings, SD
- Rural Health Care IncBrookings, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
15 physician assistant records list a practice address in Brookings
They are 15 of the 375 NPPES records with a practice address in Brookings, and 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota.
All 15 in Brookings → All 674 in South Dakota → Every provider in Brookings →
Other physician assistant records in South Dakota
- Michael Aanderud, PA-CRapid City, SD1265412878
- Benjamin Abbey, PA-CMitchell, SD1639590219
- Julia Abraham, PA-CDell Rapids, SD1104082288
- Riley AckermanRapid City, SD1073241790
- Amanda Adams, PA-CHuron, SD1720327331
- Bradley Adams, PACTyndall, SD1336141118
- Jaime Aguilar, PACEagle Butte, SD1962552398
- Lisa Alban, PA-CPierre, SD1851739338
- Melissa Alexander, PASioux Falls, SD1366625352
- Emily Allen, PASioux Falls, SD1508687427
Common questions
What is Tara A. Heinze, PAC's NPI number?
Tara A. Heinze, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053363242, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara A. Heinze, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 22ND Ave., Brookings, SD, 57006. Phone: (605) 697-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara A. Heinze, PAC's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 0561, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara A. Heinze, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara A. Heinze, PAC had 429 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.