Douglas S. Tanaka, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Fresno, CA
Douglas S. Tanaka, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1225287725, issued on Sep 9, 2008. Check the license (California PA19873, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas S. Tanaka
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA19873 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2823 Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93721
- Phone
- (559) 459-4090
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090128000141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas S. Tanaka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA19873Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas S. Tanaka among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Douglas S. Tanaka, PA is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant 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 2008, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Fresno → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Edmonds, PA-CFresno, CA 937211225110836
- Jason Elliot, PA-CFresno, CA 937211225157852
- Joseph Gregory, P.A.-CFresno, CA 937211124283189
- April Ann Limcolioc, PA-CFresno, CA 937211265743918
- Linh Lu, PA-CFresno, CA 937211588815161
- Jose Martinez, PA-CFresno, CA 937211679736904
- John Meccico, PA-CFresno, CA 937211306866488
- Daniel Meisner, PA-CFresno, CA 937211992941934
Common questions
What is Douglas S. Tanaka, PA's NPI number?
Douglas S. Tanaka, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225287725, issued on Sep 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas S. Tanaka, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2823 Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93721. Phone: (559) 459-4090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas S. Tanaka, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA19873, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Douglas S. Tanaka, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas S. Tanaka, PA had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.