Tara Lykowski , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Park Ridge, IL
250 S Northwest Hwy Ste 100
Park Ridge, IL 600684237
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NPI assigned on December 1, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 188 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 52 service units.
- 99221 โ Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 31 service units.
- 27447 โ Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee: 24 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 428 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Ibuprofen โ 205 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 98 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tramadol Hcl โ 50 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Park Ridge, IL (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 159. Middle half: 66 to 232.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 212. Middle half: 76 to 548.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 102 in 2020 to 188 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
250 S Northwest Hwy Ste 100
Park Ridge, IL 600684237
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2004
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
252 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $16,330 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $12,228 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
433 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$21,818 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $17.07 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
22 years (graduated 2004)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2004 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Tara Lykowski has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Tara Lykowski as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Park Ridge and Illinois
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Park Ridge, IL (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 159. Middle half: 66 to 232.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 212. Middle half: 76 to 548.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Park Ridge, IL (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,574. Middle half: $5,877 to $22,826.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,580. Middle half: $6,650 to $35,717.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Park Ridge, IL (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,966. Middle half: $4,502 to $17,200.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,415. Middle half: $4,894 to $26,472.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Park Ridge, IL (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 118. Middle half: 48 to 322.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,668 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 203. Middle half: 67 to 595.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Park Ridge, IL (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,663. Middle half: $233 to $16,555.
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,668 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,018. Middle half: $535 to $48,132.
61 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Park Ridge, IL (4,929 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Park Ridge
8.2% of these 61 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
65.6% of these 61 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 84% from 102 in 2020 to 188 in 2024.
- 2020: 102
- 2021: 93
- 2022: 56
- 2023: 158
- 2024: 188
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 23% from $13,301 in 2020 to $16,330 in 2024.
- 2020: $13,301
- 2021: $10,460
- 2022: $8,373
- 2023: $11,698
- 2024: $16,330
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 18% from $10,397 in 2020 to $12,228 in 2024.
- 2020: $10,397
- 2021: $8,231
- 2022: $6,449
- 2023: $9,244
- 2024: $12,228
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 176% from 155 in 2020 to 428 in 2024.
- 2020: 155
- 2021: 128
- 2022: 227
- 2023: 274
- 2024: 428
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 179% from 155 in 2020 to 433 in 2024.
- 2020: 155
- 2021: 128
- 2022: 227
- 2023: 274
- 2024: 433
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 296% from $5,511 in 2020 to $21,818 in 2024.
- 2020: $5,511
- 2021: $881
- 2022: $1,916
- 2023: $1,879
- 2024: $21,818
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $15.59 in 2021 to $17.07 in 2025.
- 2021: $15.59
- 2022: $30.38
- 2024: $52.22
- 2025: $17.07
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $17.07.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Curonix LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A | General | $17.07 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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52 | 45 | $107.00 | $43.77 |
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99221
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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31 | 31 | $230.00 | $74.12 |
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27447
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee
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24 | 24 | $8558.17 | $180.17 |
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27130
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis
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21 | 21 | $8824.86 | $191.76 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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20 | 20 | $65.60 | $14.03 |
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27245
Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant
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15 | 15 | $6474.33 | $183.64 |
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73562
X-ray of knee, 3 views
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14 | 14 | $89.14 | $16.52 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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11 | 11 | $80.55 | $12.65 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 205 | 5,840 | $1,897.40 | 137 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 98 | 792 | $690.12 | 92 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 50 | 336 | $157.21 | 47 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 34 | 941 | $18,570.30 | 34 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 26 | 237 | $297.48 | 21 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 15 | 570 | $205.04 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-10-10NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20051011000100
IL
1759306673
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc
7435 W Talcott Ave, Chicago, IL 606313707
Phone: 7737748000
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc
250 S Northwest Hwy, Park Ridge, IL 600684237
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc
1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 600681143
Phone: 8477235099
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc
2101 Waukegan Rd, Bannockburn, IL 600151836
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Trauma
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 250 S NORTHWEST HWY STE 100, PARK RIDGE, IL 600684237 (Tel: 7736317898)
Registered at 900 RAND RD STE 300, DES PLAINES, IL 600162359 (Tel: 8473243976)
Recorded as TARA LYKOWSKI, PA-C
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 7447 W TALCOTT AVE, SUITE 500 NORTHWEST ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES LTD, CHICAGO, IL 606313745 (Tel: 7736317898)
Registered at 7447 W TALCOTT AVE, SUITE 500 NORTHWEST ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES LTD, CHICAGO, IL 606313745 (Tel: 7736317898)
Recorded as TARA LYKOWSKI, PA C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IL 085002397)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
900 Rand Rd Ste 300
Des Plaines, IL 600162359
Phone: 8473243976