Tara Lauren Tarantino, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Tara Lauren Tarantino, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1891088704, issued on May 25, 2011. Check the license (California 20A13976, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Lauren Tarantino
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A13976 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 LA Casa Via Ste 106, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
- Phone
- (925) 448-2610
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Fax
- (925) 319-6253
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150729007867); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rowan University School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Lauren Tarantino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A13976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
448 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium41 claims
- Trazodone Hcl31 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 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: $39.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 Lauren Tarantino among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Tara Lauren Tarantino, D.O. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
116 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Walnut Creek
They are 116 of the 6,170 NPPES records with a practice address in Walnut Creek, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Tara Lauren Tarantino, D.O.'s NPI number?
Tara Lauren Tarantino, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891088704, issued on May 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Lauren Tarantino, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 LA Casa Via Ste 106, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 448-2610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Lauren Tarantino, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A13976, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara Lauren Tarantino, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Lauren Tarantino, D.O. had 448 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.