Active NPI 1548242589 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Derek Allan Taggard , MD

Neurological Surgery • Fresno, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Derek Taggard, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Fresno, CA. With approximately 30 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver in 1996, Dr. Taggard delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 45 E RIVER PARK PL W STE 104.

Dr. Taggard is affiliated with Community Health Partners and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, fusion of additional segment of spine. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

45 E River Park Pl W Ste 104

Fresno, CA 937201565

Telephone 5593200530

Fax 5593200532

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Central California Faculty Medical Group, Inc. Facility NPI 1992742852

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver

Graduation Year

1996

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Fresno, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

30 Yrs +1.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.1 Yrs

State Avg: 26.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

24 Specialists

Practicing in Fresno, CA (999 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

12.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

65.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Taggard (30 Years) 30 Yrs

Fresno Specialty Average (28.1 Years) 28.1 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	122	102	$253.60	$94.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	78	$308.14	$111.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	64	$355.95	$130.77
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	55	16	$1032.62	$371.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$460.88	$170.84
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	31	21	$682.57	$244.62
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	23	11	$558.85	$200.52
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	23	21	$159.42	$57.77
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	22	22	$606.61	$224.85
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$202.12	$74.92
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	14	14	$3044.72	$900.13
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	13	13	$2031.87	$725.78
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$4648.19	$1594.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	158	115	$222.11	$92.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	91	77	$316.16	$130.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	76	76	$427.69	$167.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$286.74	$113.97
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	47	47	$557.46	$223.18
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	37	12	$948.02	$372.85
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	18	$429.44	$182.71
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	17	11	$512.81	$200.84
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	17	12	$636.15	$246.26
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	14	14	$2764.04	$894.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	204	138	$192.00	$94.26
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	130	130	$427.00	$172.07
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	40	20	$712.00	$221.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	28	$282.00	$133.11
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	25	25	$260.00	$101.47
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	23	23	$537.00	$228.65
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	22	14	$685.00	$253.62
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	19	11	$519.00	$207.30
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$282.00	$110.14
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	14	14	$2755.00	$1074.06
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	11	11	$4235.00	$1699.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	188	129	$192.00	$95.78
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	82	82	$427.00	$173.49
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	22	13	$519.00	$211.45
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	18	18	$2755.00	$940.49
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	16	14	$652.89	$245.18
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$282.00	$117.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$282.00	$136.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	53	46	$192.00	$77.75
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$427.00	$169.79
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	13	13	$2437.23	$1004.34

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	89	68	$192.00	$77.08
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	52	52	$427.00	$169.19
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	29	20	$685.00	$258.34
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	27	15	$519.00	$211.08
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	25	25	$2529.20	$978.54
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$282.00	$112.72
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	13	13	$537.00	$212.32

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	75	69	$192.00	$75.33
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	56	13	$961.00	$388.09
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	36	19	$519.00	$209.62
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$427.00	$168.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$282.00	$111.04
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	28	28	$2391.11	$945.87
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	26	19	$685.00	$250.90
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	14	14	$540.14	$211.24
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	13	13	$1872.00	$755.03
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$4235.00	$1633.33
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	11	11	$378.00	$137.44
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	11	11	$1876.00	$757.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	79	18	$961.00	$392.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	43	37	$139.40	$74.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$215.71	$110.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$311.67	$168.57
22610 Fusion of spine in upper back	12	12	$1841.08	$798.28

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License CA A80229

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00A802290 (CA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Community Health Partners

782 Medical Ctr Dr E, Clovis, CA 936116891

Phone: 5593873300

Secondary Practice Locations

360 E Yosemite Ave Ste 200

Merced, CA 953408201

Phone: 5593200530

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

25 Associated Practitioners

Wen Yuan , ACNP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

NPI 1033460258

Dr. Robert Macdonald , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1053476887

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Lyman Whitlatch , MD, PhD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1053585711

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Dr. Nathan Deis , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1063884757

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Samia Ghaffar , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

NPI 1093004988

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Jordan Bevan , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1124577408

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location November 07, 2019

Registered at 45 E RIVER PARK PL W STE 104, FRESNO, CA 937201565 (Tel: 5593200530)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 07, 2019

Neurological Surgery (License #A80229 in CA)

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NPI Profile Active October 12, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 12, 2016

Registered at 45 E RIVER PARK PL W, SUITE 104, FRESNO, CA 937201562 (Tel: 5593200530)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 12, 2016

Registered at 2625 E DIVISADERO ST, FRESNO, CA 937211431

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 12, 2016

Recorded as DEREK TAGGARD, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 12, 2016

Neurological Surgery (License #A80229 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration November 16, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1548242589

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: November 16, 2005

Last Update: November 07, 2019

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

2625 E Divisadero St

Fresno, CA 937211431

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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