Kent Takao Yamaguchi, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Kent Takao Yamaguchi, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1649614819, issued on Apr 18, 2013. Check the license (California A133598, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Takao Yamaguchi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A133598 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10833 LE Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 825-6557
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221109003437); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kent Takao Yamaguchi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A133598Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
- Ibuprofen14 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: $139.33
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Rosa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent Takao Yamaguchi among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Kent Takao Yamaguchi, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Edward Cheung, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951942566872
- Andrea Cracchiolo, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951952477531
- Eric Farrell, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951215020854
- Nickolas FretesLos Angeles, CA 900951184018004
- Robert Pedowitz, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951235175563
Common questions
What is Kent Takao Yamaguchi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kent Takao Yamaguchi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649614819, issued on Apr 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Takao Yamaguchi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10833 LE Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-6557. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Takao Yamaguchi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A133598, 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 Kent Takao Yamaguchi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Takao Yamaguchi, M.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.