Tara K. Hieger, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Portland, ME
Tara K. Hieger, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Portland, Maine, and NPI 1679681456, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Maine CNP81240, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara K. Hieger
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- CNP81240 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 161 Marginal Way, Portland, ME 04101
- Phone
- (207) 773-7964
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (207) 773-9073
- Medicaid ID
- 1679681456 ME
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060215000619); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 161 Marginal Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tara K. Hieger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
Search for license CNP81240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,003 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole233 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium96 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl46 claims
- Linzess45 claims
- Famotidine41 claims
- Zenpep36 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $468.11
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Portland Gastroenterology Associates PAPortland, ME
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncAuburn, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara K. Hieger among 450 nurse practitioner records in Maine
Tara K. Hieger, NP is one of 450 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maine. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2017 among the 258 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nurse Practitioner providers in Maine
There are 450 nurse practitioner records in Maine.
All 450 in Maine → Every provider in Portland → Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Belyea, PNPPortland, ME 041011114996808
- Gretchen Hill, FNPPortland, ME 041011942269162
- Catherine Link, N.P.Portland, ME 041011205877032
- Janet Mordarski, NPPortland, ME 041011821201005
- Joanne Morin, MS,RN,CSPortland, ME 041011972559185
- Emily Murtha, NPPortland, ME 041011770637001
- Katherine Pressey, APRN-CNPPortland, ME 041011114170594
- Mary Sanders, FNP-C, BC-ADM, CDCESPortland, ME 041011205229135
Common questions
What is Tara K. Hieger, NP's NPI number?
Tara K. Hieger, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679681456, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara K. Hieger, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 161 Marginal Way, Portland, ME, 04101. Phone: (207) 773-7964. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara K. Hieger, NP's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number CNP81240, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara K. Hieger, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara K. Hieger, NP had 1,003 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara K. Hieger, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 of 100. 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.