Tara Teresa Tenney, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Tara Teresa Tenney, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1184058091, issued on Aug 27, 2013. Check the license (California A136834, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Teresa Tenney
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A136834 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 458-5853
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160126000811); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Teresa Tenney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A136834Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
366 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass47 claims
- Cephalexin43 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate43 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Paxlovid21 claims
- Mupirocin18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruez, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Teresa Tenney among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Tara Teresa Tenney, MD 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 2013, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
114 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Cruz
They are 114 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Tara Teresa Tenney, MD's NPI number?
Tara Teresa Tenney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184058091, issued on Aug 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Teresa Tenney, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 458-5853. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Teresa Tenney, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A136834, 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 Teresa Tenney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Teresa Tenney, MD had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 271 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.