Tara L. Sands, DNP
Nurse Practitioner · Council Bluffs, IA
Tara L. Sands, DNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1992035778, issued on Dec 30, 2009. Check the license (Iowa A123906, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara L. Sands
- Credential
- DNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- A123906 IA
111084 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3135 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
- Phone
- (712) 328-9100
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (712) 328-0095
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100319000714); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara L. Sands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A123906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
5,237 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 91 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium280 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium239 claims
- Omeprazole182 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate179 claims
- Lisinopril126 claims
- Gabapentin124 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: $1,105.68
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Primary Care Physicians LLPOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara L. Sands among 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Tara L. Sands, DNP is one of 1,294 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 28% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2018 among the 873 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Council Bluffs
They are 49 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Tara L. Sands, DNP's NPI number?
Tara L. Sands, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992035778, issued on Dec 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara L. Sands, DNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3135 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501. Phone: (712) 328-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara L. Sands, DNP's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A123906, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara L. Sands, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara L. Sands, DNP had 5,237 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.