Tara Leigh Taylor, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Hickory, NC
Tara Leigh Taylor, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1912931213, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 5009975, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Leigh Taylor
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 5009975 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2386 Springs RD NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 732-5400
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250331002473); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 429 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2386 Springs RD NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Peter Alford, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1356333827
- Matthew Fowler, DO, PHDPulmonary Disease Physician1871910091
- Pooja PatakInternal Medicine Physician1376171082
- Richard Pomerantz, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1154321321
- Mohammad Fayez Rujubali, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1306068234
- John Wilkinson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871606913
Verify Tara Leigh Taylor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 5009975Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catawba Valley Medical Group IncHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Leigh Taylor among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Tara Leigh Taylor, M.D. is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 429 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Alford, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011356333827
- Muhammad Alvi, MDHickory, NC 286011992227953
- Matthew Fowler, DO, PHDHickory, NC 286011871910091
- Franklin McGuire, MDHickory, NC 286011467419358
- McKendree McNabb, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011164579777
- Richard Pomerantz, MDHickory, NC 286011154321321
- Daniel Anderson, MDHickory, NC 286021831154244
- Lakshmi Kallur, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021073992343
Common questions
What is Tara Leigh Taylor, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tara Leigh Taylor, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912931213, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Leigh Taylor, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2386 Springs RD NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 732-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Leigh Taylor, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5009975, 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 Leigh Taylor, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Leigh Taylor, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.