Tara M. Lea, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner · Independence, MO
Tara M. Lea, ARNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Independence, Missouri, and NPI 1043246812, issued on Jun 24, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2000158992, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara M. Lea
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 2000158992 MO
45836 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19550 E 39TH St S Ste 200, Independence, MO 64057
- Phone
- (816) 833-0466
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2023
- Fax
- (816) 833-4155
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060824000567); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 19550 E 39TH St S Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anne Farrell, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922561729
Verify Tara M. Lea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2000158992Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
455 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl61 claims
- Levetiracetam38 claims
- Gabapentin30 claims
- Memantine Hcl30 claims
- Primidone30 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa27 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: $836.92
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ani Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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 one group practice
- Kansas City Neurology Associates LLCIndependence, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara M. Lea among 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri
Tara M. Lea, ARNP is one of 1,720 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2017 among the 1,080 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 42% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Independence
They are 22 of the 1,810 NPPES records with a practice address in Independence, and 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Tara M. Lea, ARNP's NPI number?
Tara M. Lea, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043246812, issued on Jun 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara M. Lea, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19550 E 39TH St S Ste 200, Independence, MO, 64057. Phone: (816) 833-0466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara M. Lea, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2000158992, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara M. Lea, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara M. Lea, ARNP had 455 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.