Van E. Tanner, P.A.
Medical Physician Assistant · Durham, NC
Van E. Tanner, P.A. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1902815426, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 103093, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Van E. Tanner
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 103093 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4411 Ben Franklin Blvd., Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 477-0047
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 477-6919
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070307000103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Van E. Tanner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 103093Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
4,416 Medicare Part D claims for 623 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone182 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate177 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium168 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa149 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium149 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium144 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: $107.47
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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 2 group practices
- Fastmed PCRockingham, NC
- Med First Immediate Care And Family Practice PASouthport, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Van E. Tanner among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina
Van E. Tanner, P.A. is one of 1,352 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 363AM0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina
There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 1,352 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Cox, PA CDurham, NC 277041942226881
- Uma Devi Gaddam, PADurham, NC 277041407184765
- Alisa HassingerDurham, NC 277041659552263
- Amy Helms, PACDurham, NC 277041558695643
- Walter Jenkins, PA - CDurham, NC 277041942333273
- Elisabeth Kidd, PA-CDurham, NC 277041013464999
- Ashley McGee, PA-CDurham, NC 277041043868565
- Jillian McNelis, PA-CDurham, NC 277041437328671
Common questions
What is Van E. Tanner, P.A.'s NPI number?
Van E. Tanner, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902815426, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Van E. Tanner, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4411 Ben Franklin Blvd., Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 477-0047. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Van E. Tanner, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 103093, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Van E. Tanner, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Van E. Tanner, P.A. had 4,416 Medicare Part D claims for 623 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.