Chris Makoto Tsuneishi, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA
Chris Makoto Tsuneishi, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1669425575, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (California A68447, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Makoto Tsuneishi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A68447 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4201 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 543-1050
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 543-1049
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050228000966); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chris Makoto Tsuneishi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A68447Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,592 Medicare Part D claims for 663 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,105 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate550 claims
- Losartan Potassium502 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium348 claims
- Metformin Hcl252 claims
- Pioglitazone Hcl245 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $583.71
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Chris Makoto Tsuneishi among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Chris Makoto Tsuneishi, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
231 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 231 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Chris Makoto Tsuneishi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chris Makoto Tsuneishi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669425575, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Makoto Tsuneishi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4201 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 543-1050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Makoto Tsuneishi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A68447, 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 Chris Makoto Tsuneishi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris Makoto Tsuneishi, M.D. had 7,592 Medicare Part D claims for 663 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chris Makoto Tsuneishi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.