Dr. Tara S. Kent, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 179
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 148
- Part D claims, 2024
- 57
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $172
- Practice address
- 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
- Practice phone
- Call (617) 667-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Tara S. Kent is a general surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Kent practices at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health.
Dr. Kent's NPI, 1558375717, was assigned on July 27, 2006. Dr. Kent graduated from JS Weill Medical College, Cornell University in 1999. Dr. Kent holds Massachusetts license 233093.
- NPI
- 1558375717NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8820093826
- NPI enumeration date
- July 27, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (617) 667-7000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 53
- Medical school graduation
- 1999
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Tara S. Kent practices at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Kent's primary practice is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, at 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 667-7000.
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 · Suffolk CountyPhone(617) 667-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Tara S. Kent is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kent's primary practice is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health. Dr. Kent is also affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham. The medical group on file is Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP). Dmand AI also links Dr. Kent to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Tara S. Kent's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kent practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Tara S. Kent is one of 732 general surgeons in Massachusetts
Surgery is Dr. Kent's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kent's licenses on file in 2 states: Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, MassachusettsPrimary
- Pennsylvania license
General surgeons near Dr. Kent
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Tara S. Kent billed Medicare for 179 services in 2024
CMS data shows 179 Medicare services from Dr. Kent across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 148 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,992 for them.
Dr. Kent's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1952024: 16714%
- Surgery
- 2023: 112024: 129%
Where Dr. Kent's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3721%
- In a facility14279%
Dr. Kent compared with the Massachusetts median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Kent
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 179vs 20010% below
- Medicare patients
- 148vs 152Close to median
- Part D claims
- 44vs 222.0 times
Medians across 688 general surgeons in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kent's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Tara S. Kent treated 148 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kent in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 70 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.63, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kent's median patient age at 72, with 57% women.
Dr. Kent's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Kent's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8054%
- Men6846%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kent's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis40%
- Diabetes36%
- Anxiety35%
- Cancer30%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
- Mood disorders23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kent's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Tara S. Kent wrote 57 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kent wrote 57 Medicare Part D claims for 20 patients. 23% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 44 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $137,404 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 34 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Kent's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic13 claims23%
- Brand-name44 claims77%
Dr. Kent's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 342024: 4429%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Tara S. Kent offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Kent accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kent as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Tara S. Kent received $172 in industry payments from 2016 to 2018
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Kent from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Ethicon Inc. paid the most, $122.
General payments to Dr. Kent by program year, 2016 to 2018
Companies that paid Dr. Kent the most, 2016 to 2018
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Tara S. Kent graduated from JS Weill Medical College, Cornell University
Dr. Kent graduated from JS Weill Medical College, Cornell University in 1999.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Tara S. Kent's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Tara S. Kent's NPI number?
Dr. Tara S. Kent's NPI number is 1558375717. It was assigned on July 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Tara S. Kent?
Dr. Tara S. Kent is a general surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Tara S. Kent practice?
Dr. Kent practices at 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Dr. Kent's primary practice is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kent to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Tara S. Kent's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kent is (617) 667-7000.
What is Dr. Tara S. Kent's medical license number?
Dr. Kent holds Massachusetts license 233093, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Tara S. Kent been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kent in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Which hospitals is Dr. Tara S. Kent affiliated with?
Dr. Kent practices at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kent is also affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham. Dmand AI links Dr. Kent to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Tara S. Kent part of?
Dr. Kent is linked to Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP).
Does Dr. Tara S. Kent accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kent billed Medicare for 179 services in 2024, and Dr. Kent accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Tara S. Kent offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Kent as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Tara S. Kent see?
CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kent in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Tara S. Kent bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kent's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Tara S. Kent go to medical school?
Dr. Kent graduated from JS Weill Medical College, Cornell University in 1999.
What drugs does Dr. Tara S. Kent prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kent's most prescribed drugs by claims were Creon.
Has Dr. Tara S. Kent received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $172 in general payments to Dr. Kent from 2 companies from 2016 to 2018. The largest total came from Ethicon Inc.
How long has Dr. Tara S. Kent been practicing?
Dr. Kent graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.
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