Kentaro Minagawa, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Hershey, PA
Kentaro Minagawa, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275219842, issued on Jun 27, 2023. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD485548, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kentaro Minagawa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- MD485548 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-8678
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230828004141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kentaro Minagawa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD485548Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
620 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acyclovir57 claims
- Valacyclovir49 claims
- Lenalidomide27 claims
- Ursodiol19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
- Brukinsa18 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: $1,529.83
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kite Pharma, Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kentaro Minagawa among 784 hematology & oncology physician records in Pennsylvania
Kentaro Minagawa, MD is one of 784 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2023, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 98% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 553 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
48 hematology & oncology physician records list a practice address in Hershey
They are 48 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 784 hematology & oncology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Kentaro Minagawa, MD's NPI number?
Kentaro Minagawa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275219842, issued on Jun 27, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kentaro Minagawa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-8678. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kentaro Minagawa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD485548, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kentaro Minagawa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kentaro Minagawa, MD had 620 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.