Tara Arness Vu, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · McKinleyville, CA
Tara Arness Vu, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in McKinleyville, California, and NPI 1588821847, issued on May 22, 2008. Check the license (California A105944, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Arness Vu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A105944 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1644 Central Ave, McKinleyville, CA 95519
- Phone
- (707) 839-3068
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2025
- Fax
- (707) 839-3827
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110913000720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1644 Central Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Joseph Carroll, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609839075
- James Fletcher, RNRegistered Nurse1770093429
- Danna Fukushima, RNRegistered Nurse1023431368
- Nina Goodwin, F.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1306841259
Verify Tara Arness Vu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A105944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,670 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 113 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Simvastatin67 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
- Lisinopril60 claims
- Trazodone Hcl57 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa45 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
- Open Door Community Health CentersMcKinleyville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Arness Vu among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Tara Arness Vu, M.D. 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · 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).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in McKinleyville
They are 6 of the 255 NPPES records with a practice address in McKinleyville, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Nathan Copple, MDMcKinleyville, CA 955191043307853
- Casey Weiser, MDMcKinleyville, CA 955191730742586
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- Andrew Hooper, MDArcata, CA 955211053404525
Common questions
What is Tara Arness Vu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tara Arness Vu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588821847, issued on May 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Arness Vu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1644 Central Ave, McKinleyville, CA, 95519. Phone: (707) 839-3068. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Arness Vu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A105944, 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 Arness Vu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Arness Vu, M.D. had 1,670 Medicare Part D claims for 159 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.