Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1174917306, issued on Mar 25, 2015. Check the license (Texas T8064, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akiko Tanaka
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- T8064 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Gessner RD Ste 585, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 486-0800
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220801001314); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 915 Gessner RD Ste 585
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Akiko Tanaka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T8064Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel18 claims
- Eliquis12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,590.89
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akiko Tanaka among 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas
Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D. is one of 368 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas.
All 368 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ian Cook Armstrong, MDHouston, TX 770241053949842
- Donald Gibson, M.D.Houston, TX 770241902866296
- Miguel Gomez, M.D.Houston, TX 770241639139926
- Jose Monsalvez, M.D.Houston, TX 770271427077817
- Ali Azizzadeh Fard, M.D.Houston, TX 770301780618918
- Jayer Chung, M.D.Houston, TX 770301447397716
- Sheila Coogan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301457442881
- Panagiotis Kougias, MDHouston, TX 770301801976063
Common questions
What is Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174917306, issued on Mar 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD Ste 585, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 486-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T8064, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D. had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.