Tara L. Lykins, CNS
Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Paducah, KY
Tara L. Lykins, CNS is an adult health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1184810541, issued on Sep 19, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 3005317, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara L. Lykins
- Credential
- CNS
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SA2200X
- License number
- 3005317 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1532 Lone Oak RD, Paducah, KY 42003
- Phone
- (270) 442-0103
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2024
- Fax
- (270) 442-0109
- Medicaid ID
- 7100141380 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071105000010); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tara L. Lykins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 3005317Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult health clinical nurse specialist in 2024
5,098 Medicare Part D claims for 1,347 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,079 among the 450 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate492 claims
- Eliquis453 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er320 claims
- Clopidogrel307 claims
- Furosemide227 claims
- Lisinopril216 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): 98.3 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: $23.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 442 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,049.03 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
- Mercy Health Physicians Kentucky Specialty Care LLCPaducah, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara L. Lykins among 26 adult health clinical nurse specialist records in Kentucky
Tara L. Lykins, CNS is one of 26 adult health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 15% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2009 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SA2200X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Kentucky
There are 26 adult health clinical nurse specialist records in Kentucky.
All 26 in Kentucky → Every provider in Paducah → Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist nationwide →
The 8 adult health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Baker, APRNPaducah, KY 420031932532934
- Anna Brown, RN, ACNS-BC, APRNPaducah, KY 420031114207438
- Anna Stewart, APRNPaducah, KY 420031942535497
- Jennifer Thomas, ARNPPaducah, KY 420031346355450
- Deborah Welsh, APRNPaducah, KY 420031851631410
- Michael Gordon, APRNBenton, KY 420251225562622
- Brittany Hunter, APRNBenton, KY 420251568740108
- Rhonda Boone, ARNPMurray, KY 420711689866170
Common questions
What is Tara L. Lykins, CNS's NPI number?
Tara L. Lykins, CNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184810541, issued on Sep 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara L. Lykins, CNS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1532 Lone Oak RD, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 442-0103. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara L. Lykins, CNS's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3005317, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara L. Lykins, CNS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara L. Lykins, CNS had 5,098 Medicare Part D claims for 1,347 beneficiaries; the average among adult health clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,079. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara L. Lykins, CNS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.