Kazuko Liao Shem, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · San Jose, CA
Kazuko Liao Shem, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1932204641, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (California A54607, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kazuko Liao Shem
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- A54607 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
- Phone
- (408) 885-2000
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A546070 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081205000517); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kazuko Liao Shem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A54607Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
978 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Baclofen354 claims
- Dantrolene Sodium178 claims
- Gabapentin99 claims
- Pregabalin48 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl44 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er30 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kazuko Liao Shem among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
Kazuko Liao Shem, MD is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
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- Henry Huie, MDSan Jose, CA 951281477705101
- Malcolm Lawton, MDSan Jose, CA 951281841256278
- Mariam Mian, DOSan Jose, CA 951281497190755
- Hirotaka Nakagawa, MDSan Jose, CA 951281720607583
Common questions
What is Kazuko Liao Shem, MD's NPI number?
Kazuko Liao Shem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932204641, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kazuko Liao Shem, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128. Phone: (408) 885-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kazuko Liao Shem, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A54607, 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 Kazuko Liao Shem, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kazuko Liao Shem, MD had 978 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kazuko Liao Shem, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.