Dr. Tara L Sands , DNP
Nurse Practitioner • Omaha, NE
12728 Augusta Ave Fl 2
Omaha, NE 681443702
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on December 30, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 498 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 36415 — Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample: 143 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 111 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 104 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® 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 · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 4,686 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 280 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 239 prescription fills, including refills.
- Omeprazole — 182 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 114 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Omaha, NE (2024, 279 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 162. Middle half: 49 to 368.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nebraska (2024, 496 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 181. Middle half: 61 to 472.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 563 in 2020 to 498 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
12728 Augusta Ave Fl 2
Omaha, NE 681443702
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: Primary Care Physicians Llp. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
2009
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
128 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $26,413 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $18,909 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
9,189 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
$581,906 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $646.79 across 31 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $646.79 across 31 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 10)
- Novo Nordisk Inc: $173.70 across 4 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $145.13 across 9 records.
- Biosense Webster, Inc.: $109.42 across 5 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
17 years (graduated 2009)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2009 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2009
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Sands 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 Dr. Sands 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 Omaha and Nebraska
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Omaha, NE (2024, 279 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 162. Middle half: 49 to 368.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nebraska (2024, 496 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 181. Middle half: 61 to 472.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Omaha, NE (2024, 279 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,010. Middle half: $4,224 to $25,746.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nebraska (2024, 496 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,309. Middle half: $4,796 to $30,602.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Omaha, NE (2024, 279 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,874. Middle half: $3,169 to $18,853.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nebraska (2024, 496 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,912. Middle half: $3,608 to $22,663.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Omaha, NE (2024, 252 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 162. Middle half: 57 to 547.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nebraska (2024, 500 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 240. Middle half: 71 to 871.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Omaha, NE (2024, 252 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,507. Middle half: $652 to $72,124.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nebraska (2024, 500 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,052. Middle half: $814 to $89,404.
563 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Omaha, NE (1,002 in Nebraska).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Omaha
8.5% of these 563 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
60.4% of these 563 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 decreased 12% from 563 in 2020 to 498 in 2024.
- 2020: 563
- 2021: 582
- 2022: 523
- 2023: 507
- 2024: 498
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 15% from $22,896 in 2020 to $26,413 in 2024.
- 2020: $22,896
- 2021: $28,516
- 2022: $26,523
- 2023: $25,793
- 2024: $26,413
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 20% from $15,703 in 2020 to $18,909 in 2024.
- 2020: $15,703
- 2021: $20,073
- 2022: $18,031
- 2023: $18,899
- 2024: $18,909
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 37% from 3,425 in 2020 to 4,686 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,425
- 2021: 3,577
- 2022: 3,499
- 2023: 3,827
- 2024: 4,686
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 44% from 6,382 in 2020 to 9,189 in 2024.
- 2020: 6,382
- 2021: 6,837
- 2022: 6,801
- 2023: 7,518
- 2024: 9,189
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 111% from $275,184 in 2020 to $581,906 in 2024.
- 2020: $275,184
- 2021: $343,381
- 2022: $366,092
- 2023: $494,772
- 2024: $581,906
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $796.46 in 2021 to $646.79 in 2025.
- 2021: $796.46
- 2022: $914.20
- 2023: $685.85
- 2024: $1,105.68
- 2025: $646.79
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, 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 – December 31, 2025): 31 records totaling $646.79.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $142.56 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LINZESS | General | $25.04 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CARTO 3 | General | $24.53 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ELIQUIS | General | $23.58 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $23.36 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CARTO 3 | General | $23.32 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CARTO 3 | General | $22.41 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CARTO 3 | General | $20.96 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $20.84 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CARTO 3 | General | $18.20 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $17.79 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $17.63 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kerendia | General | $17.32 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $17.11 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $17.03 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $16.24 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $16.20 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $16.05 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ELIQUIS | General | $15.73 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ELIQUIS | General | $15.39 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cologuard Collection Kit | General | $15.35 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $15.33 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $15.03 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $14.77 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cologuard Collection Kit | General | $14.69 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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143 | 86 | $7.00 | $6.86 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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111 | 72 | $254.00 | $71.28 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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104 | 63 | $360.00 | $100.90 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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43 | 43 | $366.00 | $101.67 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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38 | 19 | $40.00 | $11.20 |
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G0008
Administration of influenza virus vaccine
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24 | 24 | $35.00 | $29.94 |
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90653
Influenza vaccine, inactivated
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18 | 18 | $123.00 | $81.82 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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17 | 11 | $6.00 | $2.20 |
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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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 280 | 19,591 | $2,042.94 | 70 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 239 | 15,041 | $1,932.47 | 50 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 182 | 12,590 | $3,692.87 | 43 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 179 | 12,914 | $1,058.84 | 49 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 126 | 10,120 | $720.27 | 34 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 124 | 6,081 | $2,532.32 | 29 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 104 | 7,670 | $1,107.18 | 28 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 90 | 5,531 | $790.12 | 18 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 90 | 1,690 | $616.56 | 23 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 90 | 4,732 | $381.93 | 18 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 86 | 2,520 | $95,498.70 | 13 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 85 | 6,248 | $257.41 | 26 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 77 | 5,610 | $629.64 | 22 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 76 | 4,678 | $1,875.27 | 19 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 72 | 6,345 | $259.30 | 21 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 71 | 2,535 | $700.67 | 19 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 70 | 3,965 | $77,612.55 | 15 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 69 | 4,035 | $218.81 | 29 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 69 | 3,835 | $1,201.44 | 13 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 64 | 5,046 | $1,720.59 | 18 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 63 | 589 | $152.78 | 49 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 63 | 3,350 | $454.31 | 11 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 62 | 4,548 | $211.53 | 17 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 61 | 4,051 | $970.22 | 22 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 60 | 4,305 | $431.99 | 19 |
(top 25 shown)
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: 2026-10-20NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20100319000714
NE
9436284130
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Primary Care Physicians Llp
12728 Augusta Ave, Omaha, NE 681443754
Phone: 4023301410
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 12728 AUGUSTA AVE FL 2, OMAHA, NE 681443702 (Tel: 4023301410)
Registered at 12728 AUGUSTA AVE FL 2, OMAHA, NE 681443702 (Tel: 4023301410)
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: NE 111084)
Registered at 3135 W BROADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501 (Tel: 7123289100)
Registered at 7261 MERCY RD, OMAHA, NE 681242311
Additional practice office at 715 Harmony St, 2nd Floor, Council Bluffs, IA 515033147
Recorded as TARA SANDS, DNP
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: IA A123906)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 715 HARMONY ST, 2ND FLOOR, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 515033147 (Tel: 7123288500)
Registered at PO BOX 642117, OMAHA, NE 681648117 (Tel: 4027174377)
Recorded as TARA SANDS, APRN
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: NE 111084)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Omaha
- Nicholas Christensen, APRN
- Naomi Sampson, MSN, FNP-C
- Danelle Goltz, NP
- Amber Gantz, APRN
- Dana Zeiss, APRN
- Candy Garner, APRN
Mailing Address
12728 Augusta Ave Fl 2
Omaha, NE 681443702
Phone: 4023301410