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TARA BAXTER CRNA
NPI 1376582650
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Tuscaloosa, AL

Q: What is Tara Baxter's NPI number?

The NPI number for Tara Baxter is 1376582650. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on June 5, 2006.

Q: What is Tara Baxter's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered with taxonomy code 367500000X.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Tara Baxter was last updated on July 13, 2026. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 30 days ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.

Active since June 05, 2006

1400 MCFARLAND BLVD N, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35406(205) 345-5500(205) 502-5152 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 13, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Tara Baxter Crna NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

TARA BAXTER CRNA (NPI 1376582650) is an individual nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, licensed in Alabama (1-082195) and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. She is a graduate of Other (2003).

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1376582650

Entity TypeIndividualFemale

Primary Taxonomy367500000X

Provider Legal NameTARA BAXTERCredential: CRNA

Location Address1400 MCFARLAND BLVD NTuscaloosa, AL 35406-2209

Mailing AddressPo Box 55059Birmingham, AL 35255-5059 · (256) 764-9697 · Fax (256) 764-9699

Phone(205) 345-5500

Fax(205) 502-5152

Sole ProprietorNo

Medical School CMSOtherGraduated 2003

Enumeration DateJune 5, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 13, 2026

✔ NPI 1376582650 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyNurse Anesthetist, Certified RegisteredPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Taxonomy Code367500000X

License✔ Licensed in AL · 1-082195

Definition

(1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.

1400 MCFARLAND BLVD N, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406

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Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.Insurance ›

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment, assignment, and ordering and referring status from the CMS PECOS system.

Medicare Enrollment Status

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Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment

Tara Baxter Crna is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.

PECOS PAC ID1153305263

PECOS Enrollment IDI20040616000637

Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 2

Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.

Anesthesia for lens surgery 00142

Anesthesia for lens surgery involves administering medication to numb the eye area, ensuring you feel no pain during the procedure. This can be a local anesthetic (numbing only the eye area) or general (where you're asleep). It helps make the surgery comfortable and stress-free.

40 services38 patients

Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand 01810

Anesthesia for procedures on the forearm, wrist, and hand involves administering medication to block sensation in these areas. This helps ensure comfort and painlessness during surgeries or treatments involving nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue in these regions.

13 services12 patients

Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS

Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.

Reported Quality Measures

Post-Anesthetic Transfer of Care Measure: Procedure Room to a Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Percentage of patients, regardless of age, who are under the care of an anesthesia practitioner and are admitted to a PACU or other non-ICU location in which a post-anesthetic formal transfer of care protocol or checklist which includes the key transfer of…

100%744 patients5/55-star benchmark: 100%

Pre-operative OSA assessment

Percentage of patients who undergo a surgical procedure in the operating room/procedure room that have a pre-operative assessment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

100%889 patients5/55-star benchmark: 100%

Providers report different measures because they deliver different services; reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality. Star ratings appear only where CMS assigned them.

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