Tara Nowakhtar
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Playa Vista, CA
Tara Nowakhtar is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Playa Vista, California, and NPI 1255746475, issued on Jun 26, 2014. Check the license (California 20A16591, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Nowakhtar
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License numbers
- 20A16591 CA
5101021203 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12746 W. Jefferson Blvd Suite 4000, Playa Vista, CA 90094
- Phone
- (424) 315-2277
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190424001645); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Nowakhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A16591Check 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 obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 85.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Valley Community HealthcareNorth Hollywood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Nowakhtar among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
Tara Nowakhtar is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 80% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Playa Vista
They are 3 of the 83 NPPES records with a practice address in Playa Vista, and 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Tara Nowakhtar's NPI number?
Tara Nowakhtar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255746475, issued on Jun 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Nowakhtar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12746 W. Jefferson Blvd Suite 4000, Playa Vista, CA, 90094. Phone: (424) 315-2277. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Nowakhtar's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A16591, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara Nowakhtar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Nowakhtar had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara Nowakhtar's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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), 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.