NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin William Tanaka, PA

Emergency Medicine Physician · Redding, CA

Benjamin William Tanaka, PA is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Redding, California, and NPI 1609524651, issued on Mar 17, 2022. Check the license (California PA60921, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609524651
Name
Benjamin William Tanaka
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
PA60921 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 Butte St, Redding, CA 96001
Phone
(530) 244-5400
Enumerated
Mar 17, 2022
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1100 Butte St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Elahe Adibi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467143248
  2. Paula Amacker, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1598916884
  3. Scott Anderson, PAPhysician Assistant1295145712
  4. Avigile Baehr, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1285096594
  5. Manojna Beesetty, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609568534
  6. Carl Bennett, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1073150025

Verify Benjamin William Tanaka in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

426 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 100 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Tanaka426
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen84 claims
  2. Cephalexin57 claims
  3. Prednisone53 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim19 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate15 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.

Benjamin William Tanaka among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Benjamin William Tanaka, PA is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2022, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Redding

They are 39 of the 3,572 NPPES records with a practice address in Redding, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Duvoisin, DORedding, CA 960011790704419
  2. John Everett, DORedding, CA 960011235158957
  3. Federico Grabiel, MDRedding, CA 960011174549901
  4. Julie Hamilton, MDRedding, CA 960011700813425
  5. Robert Hamilton, MDRedding, CA 960011407885759
  6. Pamela Ikuta, DORedding, CA 960011902822745
  7. Robert Lawson, MDRedding, CA 960011891713145
  8. Christopher Louisell, MDRedding, CA 960011952321689

Common questions

What is Benjamin William Tanaka, PA's NPI number?

Benjamin William Tanaka, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609524651, issued on Mar 17, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin William Tanaka, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Butte St, Redding, CA, 96001. Phone: (530) 244-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin William Tanaka, PA's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA60921, 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 Benjamin William Tanaka, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin William Tanaka, PA had 426 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

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