Joel Travis Tanaka, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Fort Carson, CO
Joel Travis Tanaka, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Carson, Colorado, and NPI 1356361950, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Travis Tanaka
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 9800712 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Robinson Family Medicine Clinic (tmc10), Fort Carson, CO 80913
- Phone
- (719) 524-2207
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 524-2258
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191220001084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Travis Tanaka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ventolin Hfa11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Peak Vista Community Health CentersColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Travis Tanaka among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Joel Travis Tanaka, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Carson
They are 27 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Carson, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Joel Travis Tanaka, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Travis Tanaka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356361950, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Travis Tanaka, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Robinson Family Medicine Clinic (tmc10), Fort Carson, CO, 80913. Phone: (719) 524-2207. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Travis Tanaka, M.D.'s license?
Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Travis Tanaka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Travis Tanaka, M.D. had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 42 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.