NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara Rae Sandusky, APRN

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Fort Smith, AR

Tara Rae Sandusky, APRN is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1063069326, issued on Aug 21, 2019. Check the license (Arkansas 121897, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1063069326
Name
Tara Rae Sandusky
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
121897 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 Towson Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone
(479) 441-5005
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191021002200); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1001 Towson Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Saeem Akhtar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1619497435
  2. Fareeda Al Refai, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1497735047
  3. Mohammad Anower, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1942465919
  4. Amsa ArshadFamily Medicine Physician1467987875
  5. Aimee Arzoumanian, PAMedical Physician Assistant1114027059
  6. Matthew Bateman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1407267859

Verify Tara Rae Sandusky in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

1,604 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 1,029 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tara Sandusky1,604
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen886 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl106 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl99 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium92 claims
  5. Gabapentin82 claims
  6. Pregabalin71 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: $42.37

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tara Sandusky$42.37
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

  1. Pain Treatment Centers OF America PLLCLittle Rock, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tara Rae Sandusky among 458 acute care nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

Tara Rae Sandusky, APRN is one of 458 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 2019, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 51% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2018 among the 262 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Arkansas

There are 458 acute care nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Destin Emerson, APRNFort Smith, AR 729011275488033
  2. Brandon Faulkner, APRNFort Smith, AR 729011710381082
  3. Elizabeth Holmes, APRNFort Smith, AR 729011558856807
  4. Bethany MottFort Smith, AR 729011548613029
  5. Brooke Youngwolfe, NPFort Smith, AR 729011275074049
  6. Alesia Davis, APRNFort Smith, AR 729031326388125
  7. Gregory Fluitt, APNFort Smith, AR 729031316211782
  8. Carla Hill, APRNFort Smith, AR 729031104210095

Common questions

What is Tara Rae Sandusky, APRN's NPI number?

Tara Rae Sandusky, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063069326, issued on Aug 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara Rae Sandusky, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Towson Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72901. Phone: (479) 441-5005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara Rae Sandusky, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number 121897, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tara Rae Sandusky, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tara Rae Sandusky, APRN had 1,604 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.