Tara Mescher, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Anamosa, IA
Tara Mescher, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Anamosa, Iowa, and NPI 1689002495, issued on Oct 15, 2013. Check the license (Iowa A157737, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Mescher
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- A157737 IA
L091403 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 626 W Main St, Anamosa, IA 52205
- Phone
- (319) 251-0267
- Enumerated
- Oct 15, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2025
- Fax
- (949) 561-4267
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240510002160); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 626 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tara Mescher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A157737Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
962 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium42 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate42 claims
- Lisinopril41 claims
- Omeprazole40 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium37 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): 77 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $185.38
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Mescher among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Tara Mescher, ARNP is one of 1,971 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 23% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Anamosa
They are 9 of the 77 NPPES records with a practice address in Anamosa, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Tara Mescher, ARNP's NPI number?
Tara Mescher, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689002495, issued on Oct 15, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Mescher, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 626 W Main St, Anamosa, IA, 52205. Phone: (319) 251-0267. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Mescher, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A157737, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Mescher, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Mescher, ARNP had 962 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara Mescher, ARNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77 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.