What is Tamara Elkins's specialty?

Tamara Elkins (NPI 1922076702) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Merrillville, IN.

Where does Tamara Elkins practice?

Tamara Elkins practices in Merrillville, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1922076702.

How much does Medicare pay Tamara Elkins?

Tamara Elkins (NPI 1922076702) received approximately $29K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 361 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1922076702

Tamara ElkinsFNP

PRACTICEINTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATESSee all providers at this practice →

Nurse PractitionerMerrillville, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

474

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

544

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$29K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 5,912 Nurse Practitioner providers in IN — above median (cohort median 287).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,346

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$309K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium316 claims

Omeprazole300 claims

Dicyclomine Hcl151 claims

Esomeprazole Magnesium92 claims

Linaclotide90 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$3K

Payment records

110

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Tamara Elkins'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). 37 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE METHODIST HOSPITALS, INC	152	339
Kumar Venkatachalam Gastroenterology · Merrillville, IN	130	475
Shailesh Bhatt Diagnostic Radiology · Schererville, IN	65	173
NPI 1255312450	64	165
Murthy Chimata Diagnostic Radiology · Schererville, IN	40	80
Glyn Porter Pathology · Valparaiso, IN	40	78
Abdul Kawamleh Cardiology · Portage, IN	38	71
Kenneth Segel Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN	35	75
GORDON, GREGORY	28	54
Neil Ybanez Nephrology · Evergreen Park, IL	27	134
Vijay Dave Cardiology · Merrillville, IN	25	47
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH LA PORTE HOSPITAL INC	25	39

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.

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