NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Takeshi Kawasaki, M.D.

Adult Medicine Physician · Long Beach, CA

Brian Takeshi Kawasaki, M.D. is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1982969838, issued on Jul 6, 2012. Check the license (California A126912, 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
1982969838
Name
Brian Takeshi Kawasaki
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
License number
A126912 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1333 Chestnut Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813
Phone
(562) 753-2300
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2012
Record last updated
May 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161014001584); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1333 Chestnut Ave

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

  1. Ashlee AbramLicensed Vocational Nurse1457246654
  2. Shelley Agrusa, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1457881252
  3. Justine Alvarez, VN718488Licensed Vocational Nurse1598445348
  4. Katherine Alvarez, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1457067035
  5. Guadalupe Ambriz, LCSWClinical Social Worker1922261288
  6. Ma.lourdes Aquino, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1881123198

Verify Brian Takeshi Kawasaki 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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024

1,480 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Kawasaki1,480
  2. Specialty average3,002

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate92 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium67 claims
  4. Omeprazole52 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl50 claims
  6. Lisinopril44 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $39.26

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,405.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Kawasaki$39.26
  2. Specialty average$1,405.95

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

  1. County OF Los AngelesLong Beach, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brian Takeshi Kawasaki among 386 adult medicine physician records in California

Brian Takeshi Kawasaki, M.D. is one of 386 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 187 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 386 adult medicine physician records in California.

All 386 in California → Every provider in Long Beach → Adult Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 adult medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tammy Miller, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131447445218
  2. Eing-Min Chang, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061447356621
  3. Mark Dressner, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061306942073
  4. Abigail Fletcher, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061700982493
  5. Matthew Long, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908061851406243
  6. Jeffrey Luther, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061750487591
  7. David LauLong Beach, CA 908041205281870
  8. Yogina Desai, M.D.Carson, CA 907451790043545

Common questions

What is Brian Takeshi Kawasaki, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brian Takeshi Kawasaki, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982969838, issued on Jul 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Takeshi Kawasaki, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1333 Chestnut Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90813. Phone: (562) 753-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Takeshi Kawasaki, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A126912, 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 Brian Takeshi Kawasaki, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Takeshi Kawasaki, M.D. had 1,480 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.