Eddie Thara, D.O.
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Downey, CA
Eddie Thara, D.O. is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1932436821, issued on Nov 12, 2009. Check the license (California 20A10972, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eddie Thara
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 20A10972 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11480 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241
- Phone
- (562) 869-1201
- Enumerated
- Nov 12, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 869-1281
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150210002266); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11480 Brookshire Ave
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Verify Eddie Thara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A10972Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
1,940 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone179 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate166 claims
- Anastrozole99 claims
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate94 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl88 claims
- Eliquis71 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $7,114.10
273 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cancer And Blood Specialty ClinicLong Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eddie Thara among 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California
Eddie Thara, D.O. is one of 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 1,124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in California
There are 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California.
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The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richy Agajanian, M.D.Downey, CA 902411922116664
- Nelly Awkar Lazo, M.DDowney, CA 902411326351537
- Chaiyaporn Boonchalermvichian, MDDowney, CA 902411801046867
- Brian Chun Fang Cheng, M.D.Downey, CA 902411215315940
- Soo Chung, M.D.Downey, CA 902411245293729
- Howard Fellows, M.D.Downey, CA 902411659365526
- Anthony Giorgio, MDDowney, CA 902411801902721
- Haydee Gonzalez Hidalgo, MDDowney, CA 902411912071481
Common questions
What is Eddie Thara, D.O.'s NPI number?
Eddie Thara, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932436821, issued on Nov 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eddie Thara, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11480 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA, 90241. Phone: (562) 869-1201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eddie Thara, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A10972, 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 Eddie Thara, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eddie Thara, D.O. had 1,940 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eddie Thara, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.