Tara E Cross, PA-C

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

MA056896 Issued in PA

Practice address

820 Sir Thomas CT
Harrisburg, PA 17109-4839

Phone

(717) 652-9555

Fax

(717) 791-2621

NPI assigned

May 30, 2014

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2014

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Pinnacle Health Medical ServicesGroup PAC ID 7618960493, 1,025 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

86.08 of 100Reported as group

Quality

76.48

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

77.12

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: tcross284812@upmc.direct-ci.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Pinnacle Health Medical Services

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Harrisburg, PA
  • NPI 1932143427
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Pinnacle Health Emergency Department Services LLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Harrisburg, PA
  • NPI 1487693404
  Medicare reassignment
• Pinnacle Health Medical Services

  dba UPMC Gastroenterology Associates of Central PA

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Mechanicsburg, PA
  • NPI 1295552073
  NPD
• Pinnacle Health Medical Services

  dba UPMC Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists-Harrisburg

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Harrisburg, PA
  • NPI 1932532397
  NPD
• Camp Hill Emergency Physicians LLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Camp Hill, PA
  • NPI 1720037997

  Physician Assistant

  NPD (past)
• Pinnacle Health Medical Services

  dba PinnacleHealth Endocrinology Associates

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
  • Mechanicsburg, PA
  • NPI 1518918523

  Physician Assistant

  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Crisis Recovery Network
• Richard D Crispino, MD
• Meghan Crook, FNP-C
• Kaitlyn Cropper
• Natalie Cross, CRNP
• Najeeb Crossley, M.D.
• Dawn Crosson, PSY.D
• Adam Crouse, PA-C
• Bridget Crouse
• Carla Cruanyas

• Physician Assistant in Harrisburg, PA
• Providers in Harrisburg, PA by specialty
• Physician Assistant in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 3, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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