Ken Nakamura, M.D.
Neurology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Ken Nakamura, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1871529339, issued on Jun 24, 2006. Check the license (California A82564, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ken Nakamura
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A82564 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 353-2273
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (415) 353-2898
- Medicaid ID
- 00A825640 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050609001095); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ken Nakamura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A82564Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa31 claims
- Rytary18 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): 74.5 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
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ken Nakamura among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Ken Nakamura, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology 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, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ken Nakamura, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ken Nakamura, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871529339, issued on Jun 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ken Nakamura, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 353-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ken Nakamura, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A82564, 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 Ken Nakamura, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ken Nakamura, M.D. had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ken Nakamura, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.