Asuma Tanaka, DO
Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA
Asuma Tanaka, DO is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1093249997, issued on Apr 18, 2017. Check the license (Massachusetts 286828, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Asuma Tanaka
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 286828 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL, Boston, MA 02118
- Phone
- (617) 414-5245
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2023
- Fax
- (617) 414-5520
- Medicaid ID
- 110175847A MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210804001249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Asuma Tanaka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 286828Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,529 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam225 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate206 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl117 claims
- Bupropion Xl115 claims
- Mirtazapine110 claims
- Trazodone Hcl102 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
- Boston University Psychiatry Associates, Inc.Boston, MA
- South Boston Community Health CenterSouth Boston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Asuma Tanaka among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Asuma Tanaka, DO is one of 2,736 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
845 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 845 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Asuma Tanaka, DO's NPI number?
Asuma Tanaka, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093249997, issued on Apr 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Asuma Tanaka, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 414-5245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Asuma Tanaka, DO's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 286828, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Asuma Tanaka, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Asuma Tanaka, DO had 2,529 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.