Tara Cole Nikodem, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Naperville, IL
Tara Cole Nikodem, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Naperville, Illinois, and NPI 1720322654, issued on Nov 15, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 085004540, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Cole Nikodem
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- 085004540 IL
085.004540 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1948 Three Farms Ave, Naperville, IL 60540
- Phone
- (630) 355-5633
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130501000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Cole Nikodem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085004540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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): 94.1 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: $100.00
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupNaperville, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Cole Nikodem among 599 surgical physician assistant records in Illinois
Tara Cole Nikodem, PA-C is one of 599 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 42% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2016 among the 378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Illinois
There are 599 surgical physician assistant records in Illinois.
All 599 in Illinois → Every provider in Naperville → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Asen AsenovNaperville, IL 605401699073585
- Cindy Atwi, PA-CNaperville, IL 605401497460919
- Grace Coakley, PA-CNaperville, IL 605401235886300
- Elina Defranceschi, PA-CNaperville, IL 605401750789798
- Melissa Dezoute, PA-CNaperville, IL 605401669814349
- Alison Kincaide, PA-CNaperville, IL 605401912571514
- Ellen Kohlmann, PANaperville, IL 605401881253292
- Carla Nutter, PA-CNaperville, IL 605401013192046
Common questions
What is Tara Cole Nikodem, PA-C's NPI number?
Tara Cole Nikodem, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720322654, issued on Nov 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Cole Nikodem, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1948 Three Farms Ave, Naperville, IL, 60540. Phone: (630) 355-5633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Cole Nikodem, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 085004540, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Cole Nikodem, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Cole Nikodem, PA-C had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara Cole Nikodem, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.