Tara S. Kent, MD
Surgery Physician · Needham, MA
Tara S. Kent, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Needham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1558375717, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 233093, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara S. Kent
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 233093 MA
MD429132 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA 02492
- Phone
- (781) 453-3650
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 453-3652
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071113000558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara S. Kent in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 233093Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 77% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Creon44 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara S. Kent among 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Tara S. Kent, MD is one of 1,003 surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 1,003 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Needham → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kevin McCarthy, M.D.Needham, MA 024921851302590
- Adriana Meholick, MDNeedham, MA 024921477915106
- Alia Qureshi, M.D.Needham, MA 024921487950507
- Richard Wulf, M.D.Needham, MA 024921891852349
- Karl Sorenson, M.D.Needham, MA 024941710952437
- Pamela Cheney, M.D.Wellesley, MA 024821700883527
- Joseph Avellone, M.D.Wellesley, MA 024811376876474
- Nora Fullington, M.D.Wellesley, MA 024811306073010
Common questions
What is Tara S. Kent, MD's NPI number?
Tara S. Kent, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558375717, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara S. Kent, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA, 02492. Phone: (781) 453-3650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara S. Kent, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 233093, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara S. Kent, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara S. Kent, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.