Kara M. Takeuchi, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Redwood City, CA
Kara M. Takeuchi, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Redwood City, California, and NPI 1346328903, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A61535, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara M. Takeuchi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A61535 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063
- Phone
- (650) 299-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A615350 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101117001451); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1150 Veterans Blvd
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Verify Kara M. Takeuchi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A61535Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl11 claims
- Prednisone11 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncRedwood City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara M. Takeuchi among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Kara M. Takeuchi, MD is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
All 7,751 in California → Every provider in Redwood City → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Ahn, MDRedwood City, CA 940631528146180
- Sunil Bhopale, MDRedwood City, CA 940631760561807
- George Bulloch, MDRedwood City, CA 940631134207723
- Gustavo Diaz, MDRedwood City, CA 940631538122635
- Walter Eades, MDRedwood City, CA 940631467530006
- Micheal Heinrich, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940631427150531
- Adam Landsdorf, MDRedwood City, CA 940631134207798
- Gregg Letsinger, MDRedwood City, CA 940631962580555
Common questions
What is Kara M. Takeuchi, MD's NPI number?
Kara M. Takeuchi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346328903, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara M. Takeuchi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA, 94063. Phone: (650) 299-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara M. Takeuchi, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A61535, 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 Kara M. Takeuchi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara M. Takeuchi, MD had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.