Elvis Akpene Tanson, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Stockton, CA
Elvis Akpene Tanson, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Stockton, California, and NPI 1720136138, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (California 20A7605, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elvis Akpene Tanson
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A7605 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4873 West LN Ste A, Stockton, CA 95210
- Phone
- (298) 472-1515
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 472-1651
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040422000988); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4873 West LN Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Piseth Suor, PAPhysician Assistant1699054809
Verify Elvis Akpene Tanson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A7605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
30,739 Medicare Part D claims for 1,120 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 2,400 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole1,083 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine952 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa832 claims
- Tramadol Hcl796 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium782 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate769 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $4,702.32
230 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Westlane Medical Clinic IncStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elvis Akpene Tanson among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Elvis Akpene Tanson, D.O. is one of 17,133 family 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
116 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Stockton
They are 116 of the 9,522 NPPES records with a practice address in Stockton, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Elvis Akpene Tanson, D.O.'s NPI number?
Elvis Akpene Tanson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720136138, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elvis Akpene Tanson, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4873 West LN Ste A, Stockton, CA, 95210. Phone: (298) 472-1515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elvis Akpene Tanson, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A7605, 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 Elvis Akpene Tanson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elvis Akpene Tanson, D.O. had 30,739 Medicare Part D claims for 1,120 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.