Tara Ghatge Nagaraja

  • Huntersville, NC
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1609263375PAC ID0042522690
Medicare services, 2024
825
Medicare patients, 2024
155
Part D claims, 2024
263
Publications
3
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
16455 Statesville Road, Huntersville, NC 28078
Practice phone
Call (704) 237-9290
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Primary practice

Carolina Endoscopy Center - Huntersville

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Huntersville, North Carolina

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Tara Ghatge Nagaraja is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Huntersville, North Carolina

Tara Nagaraja practices at Carolina Endoscopy Center - Huntersville in Huntersville, North Carolina.

Tara Nagaraja's NPI, 1609263375, was assigned on April 21, 2015. Tara Nagaraja holds North Carolina license 2021-01389.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0042522690
NPI enumeration date
April 21, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(704) 237-9290
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Tara Ghatge Nagaraja practices at Carolina Endoscopy Center - Huntersville in Huntersville, North Carolina

Tara Nagaraja's primary practice is Carolina Endoscopy Center - Huntersville, at 16455 Statesville Road, Huntersville, NC 28078. The practice phone is (704) 237-9290.

  • Carolina Endoscopy Center - Huntersville
    16455 Statesville Road, Huntersville, NC 28078Phone(704) 237-9290

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Tara Ghatge Nagaraja is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Tara Nagaraja's primary practice is Carolina Endoscopy Center - Huntersville in Huntersville, North Carolina. Tara Nagaraja is also affiliated with Atrium Health University City. The medical group on file is Atrium Health Cleveland Imaging. Dmand AI also links Tara Nagaraja to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Tara Ghatge Nagaraja's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Tara Nagaraja practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Carolina Endoscopy Center - HuntersvilleAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Tara Ghatge Nagaraja is one of 70 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in North Carolina

Hand surgery is Tara Nagaraja's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Tara Nagaraja is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2021-01389 · taxonomy 207XS0106X

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Tara Nagaraja

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Tara Ghatge Nagaraja billed Medicare for 825 services in 2024

CMS data shows 825 Medicare services from Tara Nagaraja across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 155 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,806 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024825
Medicare patients155
Paid by Medicare$32,806
Procedure codes16

Tara Nagaraja's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2422024: 31932%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2762024: 23415%
Imaging
2023: 1272024: 18243%
Surgery
2023: 382024: 90137%

Tara Nagaraja compared with the North Carolina median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Tara Nagaraja
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
825vs 1,12827% below
Medicare patients
155vs 29848% below
Part D claims
196vs 10194% above

Medians across 71 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Tara Nagaraja's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Tara Ghatge Nagaraja treated 155 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 155 Medicare patients who saw Tara Nagaraja in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Tara Nagaraja's median patient age at 62, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024155
Average age72
Average risk score1.28
Also on Medicaid18%

Tara Nagaraja's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Tara Nagaraja's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9561%
  • Men6039%

Chronic conditions among Tara Nagaraja's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure72%
  3. Arthritis59%
  4. Mood disorders37%
  5. Anxiety35%
  6. Depression34%
  7. Diabetes32%
  8. Chronic kidney disease21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Tara Nagaraja's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men42%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Tara Ghatge Nagaraja wrote 263 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Tara Nagaraja wrote 263 Medicare Part D claims for 120 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 196 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,272 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 79 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024263
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$1,272
Part D patients120

Tara Nagaraja'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Tara Nagaraja's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids38%101 of 263 claims
  • Antibiotics10%26 of 263 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 792024: 196148%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 4 in 2023.

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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

How Tara Ghatge Nagaraja takes part in Medicare

Tara Nagaraja accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Tara Ghatge Nagaraja has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Tara Nagaraja in 2013. 2013 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Radiosurgery. Tara Nagaraja has published most often in J Neurosurg. Tara Nagaraja's most frequent co-authors are David J. Salvetti, MD, Jason P. Sheehan and Ian Thomas McNeill.

Papers3

Topics Tara Nagaraja writes about most

  • Radiosurgery

Tara Nagaraja's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Tara Nagaraja

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Tara Ghatge Nagaraja received $4,972 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Tara Nagaraja from 10 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Peerless Surgical Inc. paid the most, $2,906.

General payments to Tara Nagaraja by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Tara Nagaraja by kind, 2017 to 2025

$5Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$2,31146%
  • Food and beverage$1,46129%
  • Education$1,20024%

Companies that paid Tara Nagaraja the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Tara Ghatge Nagaraja's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Tara Ghatge Nagaraja's NPI number?

Tara Ghatge Nagaraja's NPI number is 1609263375. It was assigned on April 21, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Tara Ghatge Nagaraja specialize in?

Tara Ghatge Nagaraja is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Huntersville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Tara Ghatge Nagaraja practice?

Tara Nagaraja practices at 16455 Statesville Road, Huntersville, NC 28078. Tara Nagaraja's primary practice is Carolina Endoscopy Center - Huntersville in Huntersville, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Tara Nagaraja to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group.

What is Tara Ghatge Nagaraja's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Tara Nagaraja is (704) 237-9290.

What is Tara Ghatge Nagaraja's medical license number?

Tara Nagaraja holds North Carolina license 2021-01389.

Which hospitals is Tara Ghatge Nagaraja affiliated with?

Tara Nagaraja is affiliated with Atrium Health University City. Dmand AI links Tara Nagaraja to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Tara Ghatge Nagaraja part of?

Tara Nagaraja is linked to Atrium Health Cleveland Imaging. Dmand AI links Tara Nagaraja to 1 more medical group.

Does Tara Ghatge Nagaraja accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Tara Nagaraja billed Medicare for 825 services in 2024, and Tara Nagaraja accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Tara Ghatge Nagaraja see?

CMS counts 155 Medicare patients who saw Tara Nagaraja in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Tara Ghatge Nagaraja bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Tara Nagaraja's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).

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What drugs does Tara Ghatge Nagaraja prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Tara Nagaraja's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Meloxicam and Ondansetron HCl.

Has Tara Ghatge Nagaraja received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,972 in general payments to Tara Nagaraja from 10 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Peerless Surgical Inc.

How long has Tara Ghatge Nagaraja been practicing?

Tara Nagaraja graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Tara Ghatge Nagaraja do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Tara Nagaraja.

Who does Tara Ghatge Nagaraja publish with?

Tara Nagaraja's most frequent co-authors are David J. Salvetti, MD (2 shared papers), Jason P. Sheehan (2 shared papers) and Ian Thomas McNeill (1 shared paper).

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