Chelsea Akemi Tafoya, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA
Chelsea Akemi Tafoya, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1760915581, issued on Apr 8, 2017. Check the license (California A163026, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chelsea Akemi Tafoya
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A163026 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1411 E 31St St, Oakland, CA 94602
- Phone
- (510) 437-4564
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210707002037); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chelsea Akemi Tafoya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A163026Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Cefadroxil14 claims
- Ibuprofen14 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil11 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): 94.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chelsea Akemi Tafoya among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Chelsea Akemi Tafoya, M.D. 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 2017, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
247 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Oakland
They are 247 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Chelsea Akemi Tafoya, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chelsea Akemi Tafoya, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760915581, issued on Apr 8, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chelsea Akemi Tafoya, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 E 31St St, Oakland, CA, 94602. Phone: (510) 437-4564. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chelsea Akemi Tafoya, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A163026, 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 Chelsea Akemi Tafoya, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chelsea Akemi Tafoya, M.D. had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chelsea Akemi Tafoya, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.