Tara Renae Mertz-Hack, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Oakes, ND
Tara Renae Mertz-Hack, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Oakes, North Dakota, and NPI 1245641489, issued on May 9, 2014. Check the license on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Renae Mertz-Hack
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MRM-1396 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 S 7TH St, Oakes, ND 58474
- Phone
- (701) 742-3267
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 742-3201
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170918003795); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 420 S 7TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amy Heim, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518510718
- Sophie HunterFamily Nurse Practitioner1053231613
- Lillian Long, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699086124
Verify Tara Renae Mertz-Hack in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,143 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium285 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium180 claims
- Omeprazole175 claims
- Lisinopril169 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate153 claims
- Losartan Potassium151 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Tara Renae Mertz-Hack among 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota
Tara Renae Mertz-Hack, MD is one of 596 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 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 2014, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2007 among the 305 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Oakes
They are 2 of the 44 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakes, and 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota.
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- Jeffrey Hostetter, MDBismarck, ND 585011275561102
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Common questions
What is Tara Renae Mertz-Hack, MD's NPI number?
Tara Renae Mertz-Hack, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245641489, issued on May 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Renae Mertz-Hack, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 S 7TH St, Oakes, ND, 58474. Phone: (701) 742-3267. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Renae Mertz-Hack, MD's license?
Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara Renae Mertz-Hack, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Renae Mertz-Hack, MD had 5,143 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara Renae Mertz-Hack, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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), 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.