Tara Nichole Walker, MSN. APRN, FNP-BC
Family Medicine Physician · Hopkinsville, KY
Tara Nichole Walker, MSN. APRN, FNP-BC is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and NPI 1629601638, issued on Feb 18, 2020. Check the license (Kentucky 3014518, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Nichole Walker
- Credential
- MSN. APRN, FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 3014518 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1724 Kenton Street, Hopkinsville, KY 42240
- Phone
- (270) 886-8840
- Enumerated
- Feb 18, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 886-8869
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220919000207); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 1,968 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Verify Tara Nichole Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 3014518Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
415 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone393 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: $102.41
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Spero Health OF Kentucky, LLCMurray, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Nichole Walker among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Tara Nichole Walker, MSN. APRN, FNP-BC is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hopkinsville
They are 21 of the 980 NPPES records with a practice address in Hopkinsville, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 1,968 in Kentucky → Every provider in Hopkinsville → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patricia Blewett, M.D.Hopkinsville, KY 422401811993967
- Alan Cato, MDHopkinsville, KY 422401013053537
- Chester Crump, MDHopkinsville, KY 422401477528339
- Hunter Davis, MDHopkinsville, KY 422401801068861
- Vinna Denison, MDHopkinsville, KY 422401366406258
- Billy Fralish, MDHopkinsville, KY 422401407149560
- Panagiotis Galanopoulos, M.D.Hopkinsville, KY 422401134391352
- Don Perkins, MDHopkinsville, KY 422401669424578
Common questions
What is Tara Nichole Walker, MSN. APRN, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Tara Nichole Walker, MSN. APRN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629601638, issued on Feb 18, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Nichole Walker, MSN. APRN, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1724 Kenton Street, Hopkinsville, KY, 42240. Phone: (270) 886-8840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Nichole Walker, MSN. APRN, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3014518, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara Nichole Walker, MSN. APRN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Nichole Walker, MSN. APRN, FNP-BC had 415 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.