Tara Elizabeth Krueger , OT
Occupational Therapist • Spring, TX
20639 Kuykendahl Rd Ste 200
Spring, TX 773793587
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Tara Krueger is listed in NPPES under Occupational Therapist.
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NPI assigned on May 27, 2021; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,790 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:
- 97530 — Therapy procedure using functional activities: 602 service units.
- 97140 — Therapy procedure using manual technique: 551 service units.
- 97150 — Therapy procedure in a group setting: 353 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 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Occupational Therapist in Texas (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,056. Middle half: 482 to 2,219.
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 435 in 2021 to 1,790 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
20639 Kuykendahl Rd Ste 200
Spring, TX 773793587
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Montgomery, TX; The Woodlands, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Sterling Ridge Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine 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
2020
What Public CMS Data Show
Occupational Therapist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
54 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 $45,117 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 $34,611 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.
Years since graduation
6 years (graduated 2020)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2020 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
2021
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, “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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Tara Krueger 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.
Compared with the same specialty in Spring and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Occupational Therapist in Texas (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,056. Middle half: 482 to 2,219.
Too few clinicians listed under Occupational Therapist in Spring have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Occupational Therapist in Texas (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,952. Middle half: $12,958 to $57,395.
Too few clinicians listed under Occupational Therapist in Spring have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Occupational Therapist in Texas (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,828. Middle half: $10,232 to $44,417.
Too few clinicians listed under Occupational Therapist in Spring have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
66 active clinicians are listed under Occupational Therapist with a practice address in Spring, TX (7,694 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Spring
0% of these 66 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
6.1% of these 66 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 311% from 435 in 2021 to 1,790 in 2024.
- 2021: 435
- 2022: 1,623
- 2023: 1,173
- 2024: 1,790
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 288% from $11,629 in 2021 to $45,117 in 2024.
- 2021: $11,629
- 2022: $44,447
- 2023: $32,304
- 2024: $45,117
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 272% from $9,302 in 2021 to $34,611 in 2024.
- 2021: $9,302
- 2022: $34,830
- 2023: $24,991
- 2024: $34,611
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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97530
Therapy procedure using functional activities
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602 | 50 | $124.00 | $33.16 |
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97140
Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes
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551 | 50 | $88.00 | $20.07 |
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97150
Therapy procedure in a group setting
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353 | 49 | $58.00 | $13.65 |
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97110
Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes
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244 | 45 | $96.00 | $21.81 |
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97165
Evaluation for occupational therapy, typically 30 minutes
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28 | 28 | $285.00 | $98.17 |
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97166
Evaluation for occupational therapy, typically 45 minutes
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12 | 12 | $284.00 | $100.59 |
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.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-11-10NUCC Taxonomy Code: 225X00000X
An occupational therapist is a person who has graduated from an entry-level occupational therapy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or predecessor organizations, or approved by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), or an equivalent international occupational therapy education program; has successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience required by the occupational therapy program; has passed a nationally recognized entry-level examination for occupational therapists, and fulfills state requirements for licensure, certification, or registration. An occupational therapist provides interventions based on evaluation and which emphasize the therapeutic use of everyday life activities (i.e., occupations) with individuals or groups for the purpose of facilitating participation in roles and situations and in home, school, workplace, community and other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for the purpose of promoting health and wellness and are provided to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapists address the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of occupational performance in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life activities that affect health, well-being, and quality of life.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
I20210624003043
TX
9335540509
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
Sterling Ridge Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Llc
6767 Lake Woodlands Dr, The Woodlands, TX 773822566
Phone: 2813641122
Secondary Practice Locations
750 Fish Creek Thoroughfare Ste 100
Montgomery, TX 773166966
Phone: 9362720790
6767 Lake Woodlands Dr Ste F
The Woodlands, TX 773822566
Phone: 2813641122
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Podiatrist - Foot & Ankle Surgery
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Surgery - Surgery of the Hand
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 20639 KUYKENDAHL RD STE 200, SPRING, TX 773793587 (Tel: 8326980111)
Registered at 20639 KUYKENDAHL RD STE 200, SPRING, TX 773793587 (Tel: 8326980111)
Occupational Therapist (license number reported to NPPES: TX 121837)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 22485 TOMBALL PKWY STE 2100, HOUSTON, TX 770701560 (Tel: 2819552650)
Registered at 11800 FM 1960 RD W, HOUSTON, TX 770653840 (Tel: 2819557577)
Recorded as TARA KRUEGER, OT
Occupational Therapist
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Occupational Therapists in Spring
All Occupational Therapists in SpringMailing Address
20639 Kuykendahl Rd Ste 200
Spring, TX 773793587
Phone: 8326980111