Tara C. Smith
Family Nurse Practitioner · Surfside Beach, SC
Tara C. Smith is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1801250253, issued on Apr 12, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina 20036, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara C. Smith
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 20036 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1945 Glenns Bay RD, Surfside Beach, SC 29575
- Phone
- (843) 650-4006
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211007000840); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1945 Glenns Bay RD
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Verify Tara C. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 20036Check 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 family nurse practitioner in 2024
192 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam29 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate11 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: $168.18
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara C. Smith among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Tara C. Smith is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2016, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 35% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Surfside Beach
They are 6 of the 129 NPPES records with a practice address in Surfside Beach, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Tara C. Smith's NPI number?
Tara C. Smith's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801250253, issued on Apr 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara C. Smith located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1945 Glenns Bay RD, Surfside Beach, SC, 29575. Phone: (843) 650-4006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara C. Smith's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 20036, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara C. Smith prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara C. Smith had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.