Clifford Teruo Tanaka, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Kaneohe, HI
Clifford Teruo Tanaka, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kaneohe, Hawaii, and NPI 1700972452, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii 5220, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clifford Teruo Tanaka
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 5220 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 46-001 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI 96744
- Phone
- (808) 247-2255
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 247-7642
- Medicaid ID
- 01939201 HI
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Clifford Teruo Tanaka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license 5220Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,288 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Simvastatin87 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate85 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium79 claims
- Lisinopril72 claims
- Losartan Potassium67 claims
- Metformin Hcl61 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.
Clifford Teruo Tanaka among 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii
Clifford Teruo Tanaka, M.D. is one of 902 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 71% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 54% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207R00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kaneohe
They are 12 of the 658 NPPES records with a practice address in Kaneohe, and 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii.
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- Donald Edelheit, MDKaneohe, HI 967441689653206
- Erma Jose, M.D.Kaneohe, HI 967441245309020
- Todd Kuwaye, MDKaneohe, HI 967441942300645
- Mark Lee, M.D.Kaneohe, HI 967441851481907
- Robin Matsukawa, M.D.Kaneohe, HI 967441568668325
Common questions
What is Clifford Teruo Tanaka, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clifford Teruo Tanaka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700972452, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clifford Teruo Tanaka, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 46-001 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI, 96744. Phone: (808) 247-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clifford Teruo Tanaka, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number 5220, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clifford Teruo Tanaka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clifford Teruo Tanaka, M.D. had 1,288 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.