John Takeo Abe, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Torrance, CA
John Takeo Abe, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1578542569, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (California 153919, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Takeo Abe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 153919 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3701 Skypark Dr, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 378-8900
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 791-0786
- Medicaid IDs
- 1578542569 CA
00G760411 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050726001054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3701 Skypark Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Khalid Eltawil, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1396724399
- Erica Fleischauer, MS, MPTPhysical Therapist1124247176
Verify John Takeo Abe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 153919Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,090 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone231 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa220 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta200 claims
- Breo Ellipta159 claims
- Montelukast Sodium113 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere76 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: $1,638.94
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Torrance Health Association IncTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Takeo Abe among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
John Takeo Abe, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
All 1,443 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Chang, MDTorrance, CA 905051902885833
- Khalid Eltawil, MDTorrance, CA 905051396724399
- Caleb Hsieh, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051760725550
- Richard Huynh, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051184858243
- Aditya Kotecha, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051811375371
- Cole Liberator, M. D.Torrance, CA 905051912261736
- Catherine Oberg, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051558633503
- Mladen Rasic, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051659313971
Common questions
What is John Takeo Abe, MD's NPI number?
John Takeo Abe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578542569, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Takeo Abe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3701 Skypark Dr, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 378-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Takeo Abe, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 153919, 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 John Takeo Abe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Takeo Abe, MD had 2,090 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.