Kartik Thaker, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lakewood, CA
Kartik Thaker, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lakewood, California, and NPI 1144207739, issued on Dec 27, 2005. Check the license (California A45557, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kartik Thaker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A45557 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3650 E South St, Lakewood, CA 90712
- Phone
- (562) 630-2360
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2022
- Fax
- (562) 633-0510
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041119000644); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kartik Thaker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A45557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,367 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate477 claims
- Losartan Potassium241 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium238 claims
- Clopidogrel227 claims
- Furosemide174 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate171 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,488.08
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Kartik Thaker among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Kartik Thaker, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
All 2,574 in California → Every provider in Lakewood → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hed Ahmadpour, M.D.Lakewood, CA 907121912093436
- Isaac Eisenstein, M.D.Lakewood, CA 907121780649830
- William Madrid, M.D.Lakewood, CA 907121467419366
- Milan Rawal, M.D.Lakewood, CA 907121093913147
- Miguel Sanmarco, M.D.Lakewood, CA 907121508825258
- Howard Baik, MDHarbor City, CA 907101053482034
- Chi-Hyun You, M.D.Harbor City, CA 907101306117064
- Joseph Angelo, MDBellflower, CA 907061114075900
Common questions
What is Kartik Thaker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kartik Thaker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144207739, issued on Dec 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kartik Thaker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3650 E South St, Lakewood, CA, 90712. Phone: (562) 630-2360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kartik Thaker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A45557, 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 Kartik Thaker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kartik Thaker, M.D. had 4,367 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kartik Thaker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.