Tara Ghatge Nagaraja
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Denver, NC
Tara Ghatge Nagaraja is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Denver, North Carolina, and NPI 1609263375, issued on Apr 21, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-01389, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Ghatge Nagaraja
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 2021-01389 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 409 Olin Way, Denver, NC 28037
- Phone
- (704) 863-4878
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210827000103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 409 Olin Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Erika Fink, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366945990
- Rachel Gregory, PAPhysician Assistant1689026304
Verify Tara Ghatge Nagaraja in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-01389Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
263 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
- Meloxicam47 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl34 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
- Celecoxib17 claims
- Methylprednisolone14 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: $1,878.12
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Peerless Surgical Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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 2 group practices
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncHuntersville, NC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncDenver, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Ghatge Nagaraja among 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in North Carolina
Tara Ghatge Nagaraja is one of 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2015, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 68 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 91 in North Carolina → Every provider in Denver → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Geary, MDConcord, NC 280251689028904
- Smiresh Shah, MDConcord, NC 280251548473804
- James Skahen, MDConcord, NC 280251477527638
- Bowen QiuIndian Trail, NC 280791902337579
- Julie WoodsideLincolnton, NC 280921215161302
- Paulvalery Roulette, MDMatthews, NC 281051639431885
- Jakub Dmochowski, MDMonroe, NC 281121215356274
- Jeffrey Baker, MDSalisbury, NC 281441730181223
Common questions
What is Tara Ghatge Nagaraja's NPI number?
Tara Ghatge Nagaraja's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609263375, issued on Apr 21, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Ghatge Nagaraja located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 409 Olin Way, Denver, NC, 28037. Phone: (704) 863-4878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Ghatge Nagaraja's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-01389, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara Ghatge Nagaraja prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Ghatge Nagaraja had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.