Tara J. Smith, CFNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · West Des Moines, IA
Tara J. Smith, CFNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1497263008, issued on Jan 17, 2018. Check the license (Iowa A108451, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara J. Smith
- Credential
- CFNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- A108451 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 University Ave Ste 308, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 519-2812
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara J. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A108451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
241 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam18 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er18 claims
- Sertraline Hcl17 claims
- Lorazepam15 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine12 claims
- Bupropion Xl11 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: $42.21
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Almatica Pharma LLC. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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.
Tara J. Smith among 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Tara J. Smith, CFNP is one of 612 psychiatric/mental health 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 2018, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 36% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 36 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Tara J. Smith, CFNP's NPI number?
Tara J. Smith, CFNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497263008, issued on Jan 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara J. Smith, CFNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 University Ave Ste 308, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 519-2812. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara J. Smith, CFNP's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A108451, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara J. Smith, CFNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara J. Smith, CFNP had 241 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.