What is Derek Taggard's specialty?

Derek Taggard (NPI 1548242589) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Fresno, CA.

Where does Derek Taggard practice?

Derek Taggard practices in Fresno, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548242589.

How much does Medicare pay Derek Taggard?

Derek Taggard (NPI 1548242589) received approximately $183K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 304 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548242589

Derek TaggardM.D.

NeurosurgeryFresno, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

424

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

519

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$91K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 497 Neurosurgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 341).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Celecoxib35 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen19 claims

Methocarbamol15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.0

Quality

78.6

Cost

75.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.72%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$24K

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$17K

Consulting Fee$4K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$607

Top paying entities

Royalty or License$17K

Consulting Fee$4K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$607

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Derek Taggard's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
David Downs Anesthesiology · Sacramento, CA	12	17
CRAVENS, GEORGE	11	18
Douglas Porter Neurology · Las Vegas, NV	11	37

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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