Tara Ledford, APRN, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN
Tara Ledford, APRN, NP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1265915383, issued on Sep 13, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 24964, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Ledford
- Credential
- APRN, NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 24964 TN
165763 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6145 Shallowford RD Ste 102, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 893-6890
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2025
- Fax
- (423) 648-1115
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200410000517); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6145 Shallowford RD Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tara Ledford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 24964Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
4,045 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 2,197 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen947 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen599 claims
- Gabapentin332 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl322 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium266 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl246 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: $138.78
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, 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
- Scenic City Rheumatology, PLLCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
176 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 176 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Tara Ledford, APRN, NP-C's NPI number?
Tara Ledford, APRN, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265915383, issued on Sep 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Ledford, APRN, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6145 Shallowford RD Ste 102, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 893-6890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Ledford, APRN, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 24964, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Ledford, APRN, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Ledford, APRN, NP-C had 4,045 Medicare Part D claims for 361 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.