Alexander Joseph Tauras, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Joseph Tauras, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1194137828, issued on May 29, 2014. Check the license (California 142564, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Joseph Tauras
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 142564 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1910 Magnolia Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007
- Phone
- (323) 541-1411
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 541-1661
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180212002673); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Joseph Tauras in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 142564Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,554 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium146 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate95 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa71 claims
- Lisinopril59 claims
- Metformin Hcl56 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate43 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Comprehensive Community Health Centers IncLos Angeles, CA
- LA Clinica DE LA Raza IncOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Joseph Tauras among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Alexander Joseph Tauras, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Alexander Joseph Tauras, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Joseph Tauras, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194137828, issued on May 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Joseph Tauras, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1910 Magnolia Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90007. Phone: (323) 541-1411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Joseph Tauras, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 142564, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Joseph Tauras, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Joseph Tauras, MD had 1,554 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.