Tara Gail Sykes, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, MO
Tara Gail Sykes, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1699157081, issued on Jun 23, 2015. Check the license (Missouri 2017015824, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Gail Sykes
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 2017015824 MO
R853023 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2003 W Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203
- Phone
- (573) 777-5880
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171017002095); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2003 W Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tara Gail Sykes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2017015824Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
253 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt30 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Cefdinir17 claims
- Methocarbamol16 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): 100 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: $14.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Chiesi USA, 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
- The Curators OF The University OF MissouriColumbia, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Gail Sykes among 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri
Tara Gail Sykes, FNP is one of 1,720 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 40% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 1,080 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 42% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 68 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Tara Gail Sykes, FNP's NPI number?
Tara Gail Sykes, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699157081, issued on Jun 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Gail Sykes, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2003 W Broadway, Columbia, MO, 65203. Phone: (573) 777-5880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Gail Sykes, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2017015824, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Gail Sykes, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Gail Sykes, FNP had 253 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara Gail Sykes, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.