Tara J. Shapich, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Bellefonte, PA
Tara J. Shapich, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1053374199, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA051716, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara J. Shapich
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- MA051716 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 141 Medical Park LN, Bellefonte, PA 16823
- Phone
- (814) 355-7322
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 355-9604
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040908000510); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 141 Medical Park LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cynthia Alexander, MDInternal Medicine Physician1255302600
- Betsey Eggler, MDInternal Medicine Physician1588659619
- Kelly Eyer, CRNPNurse Practitioner1962974923
- Christopher Hester, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1407819162
- Rebecca Jordan, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437591146
- Xenia Kugler, RNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1740843531
Verify Tara J. Shapich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA051716Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
8,630 Medicare Part D claims for 1,231 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 284 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium477 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium423 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate321 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium318 claims
- Lisinopril255 claims
- Losartan Potassium244 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $599.87
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncBellefonte, PA
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Twp, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara J. Shapich among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Tara J. Shapich, PA-C is one of 3,897 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 363AM0700X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania
There are 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Reese, PA-CPleasant Gap, PA 168231811951395
- Theresa Yebernetsky, PA-CBellefonte, PA 168231124081260
- Avery EckleyBeech Creek, PA 168221689592354
- Kenyetta Harris, PA-CCentre Hall, PA 168281730565284
- Victoria Adams, P.A.Clearfield, PA 168301487088340
- Austin ClingerClearfield, PA 168301336759604
- Emily Danver, MPAS, PA-CClearfield, PA 168301851819049
- Courtney Hawkins, PA-CClearfield, PA 168301194038562
Common questions
What is Tara J. Shapich, PA-C's NPI number?
Tara J. Shapich, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053374199, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara J. Shapich, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 141 Medical Park LN, Bellefonte, PA, 16823. Phone: (814) 355-7322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara J. Shapich, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA051716, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara J. Shapich, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara J. Shapich, PA-C had 8,630 Medicare Part D claims for 1,231 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara J. Shapich, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.6 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.