Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Wilmington, NC
Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1275709842, issued on May 5, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-02284, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2015-02284 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2131 S 17TH St, Wilmington, NC 28401
- Phone
- (910) 815-5830
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160415000670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2131 S 17TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2015-02284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $21.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLCWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Birger Bentsen, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011366517153
- Jeanne Birdsong, MDWilmington, NC 284011982683587
- Paul Buongiorno, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011821075805
- Eric Christopher, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011174624035
- Scott Crowder, MDWilmington, NC 284011710084983
- Kevin Durocher, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011386675528
- David EasonWilmington, NC 284011598709511
- Tesfa-Alem Gebremeskel, MDWilmington, NC 284011770575565
Common questions
What is Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney, MD's NPI number?
Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275709842, issued on May 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2131 S 17TH St, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 815-5830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-02284, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Ann Szczesny McKinney, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.