Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Tara Lykowski, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Park Ridge, IL

Tara Lykowski, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Park Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1023092319, issued on Dec 1, 2005. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1023092319
Name
Tara Lykowski
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
250 S Northwest Hwy Ste 100, Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone
(773) 631-7898
Enumerated
Dec 1, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 250 S Northwest Hwy Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  3. Isaac FriedmanPhysician Assistant1255910402
  4. Laurence Ge, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1881218394
  5. Kevin HayekOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1396190229
  6. Richard HayekOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1144202748

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

454 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 177 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tara Lykowski454
  2. Specialty average832

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen205 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl98 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl50 claims
  4. Eliquis34 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
  6. Gabapentin15 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 72.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $52.22

2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 61,144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $853.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tara Lykowski$52.22
  2. Specialty average$853.85

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, LLCPark Ridge, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

54 physician assistant records list a Park Ridge practice address

They are 54 of the 2,577 NPPES records with a Park Ridge practice address, and 4,550 physician assistant records in Illinois.

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  4. Susan Abbinanti, PA-CElk Grove Village, IL1679647358
  5. Katheryn Abbott, PASchaumburg, IL1356842082
  6. Noor Abdelrahman, PA-CChicago, IL1851012413
  7. Kazuko Abe, P.A.Chicago, IL1881840783
  8. Derrik AbellAnna, IL1821618471
  9. Jeanine Aberbook, PA-CChicago, IL1518664176
  10. Megan AboChicago, IL1306242318

Common questions

What is Tara Lykowski, PA-C's NPI number?

Tara Lykowski, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023092319, issued on Dec 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara Lykowski, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 S Northwest Hwy Ste 100, Park Ridge, IL, 60068. Phone: (773) 631-7898. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara Lykowski, PA-C's license?

Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tara Lykowski, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tara Lykowski, PA-C had 454 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tara Lykowski, PA-C's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.