Biography

Tara Calise, NP, is a family nurse practitioner. She believes the first step in providing care is getting to know her patients. Understanding their health histories, preferences and unique needs enables her to help them achieve their health goals.

Tara was inspired by her father, a family practice physician. She wanted to carry on his legacy of helping people. Family practice allows her to form lasting relationships with her patients and see them improve their health over many years. Tara received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Florida and is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Tara is familiar with treating various conditions, including arthritis, asthma and allergies. She was born in Ontario, Canada, and raised in Cullman, Alabama. When she isn’t seeing patients, Tara enjoys spending time with her husband and cat, exercising, watching football, reading and traveling.

Clinical interests

Allergies
Arthritis
Asthma
Behavioral health
COPD
Dementia
Depression
Diabetes
Geriatrics
Heart disease
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Internal medicine
Migraines
Musculoskeletal conditions/joint injections
Obesity
Preventive care
Thyroid disease
Travel medicine
Women's health

Education

Board certifications
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Masters
University of South Florida

Locations

Insurances accepted

We accept many major health insurance plans. Insurance plans accepted vary by doctor and can change. Please call your clinic directly to confirm what insurances are accepted.
Clinician numbers for agent use only.
Aetna (4350180)
BCBS (See payor website)
Care Plus (1239159)
Freedom Health (P00018228)
Humana (126531)
Optimum (P00016054)
UnitedHealthcare (00010080820)
Wellcare (1757125)