Tara E. Howerton, APRN
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Springdale, AR
Tara E. Howerton, APRN is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Springdale, Arkansas, and NPI 1780218206, issued on Feb 24, 2020. Check the license (Arkansas 123932, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara E. Howerton
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 123932 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3901 Parkway Cir, Springdale, AR 72762
- Phone
- (479) 587-1700
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2023
- Fax
- (479) 587-1366
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201001002330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara E. Howerton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 123932Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone11 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): 87.7 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: $90.46
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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
- Highlands Oncology Group PASpringdale, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara E. Howerton among 458 acute care nurse practitioner records in Arkansas
Tara E. Howerton, APRN is one of 458 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 57% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 262 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Arkansas
There are 458 acute care nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.
All 458 in Arkansas → Every provider in Springdale → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rita Draggs, APRNSpringdale, AR 727621134495088
- Susan Ezell, APRNSpringdale, AR 727621114427549
- Kenneth Goff, APNSpringdale, AR 727621114946449
- Jaclyn Mortensen, APRNSpringdale, AR 727621679432926
- Tracey Sanchez, AG-ACNPSpringdale, AR 727621649030495
- Cheryl Walsh, APRNSpringdale, AR 727621780986372
- Jennifer Smith, APRNSiloam Springs, AR 727611073921029
- Wendy Hart, DNP, AGACNP-BC, APRNSpringdale, AR 727641588213771
Common questions
What is Tara E. Howerton, APRN's NPI number?
Tara E. Howerton, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780218206, issued on Feb 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara E. Howerton, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901 Parkway Cir, Springdale, AR, 72762. Phone: (479) 587-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara E. Howerton, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 123932, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara E. Howerton, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara E. Howerton, APRN had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara E. Howerton, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.