Kentaro Emil Yamada, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA
Kentaro Emil Yamada, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1629047188, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (California A95387, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kentaro Emil Yamada
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A95387 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4094 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 299-1100
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2022
- Fax
- (619) 299-7156
- Medicaid ID
- 00A953870 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061004000395); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4094 Fourth Ave
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Verify Kentaro Emil Yamada in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A95387Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,737 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis291 claims
- Cyclosporine160 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate149 claims
- Latanoprost147 claims
- Ofloxacin113 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium103 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: $1,673.23
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GE Healthcare. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Kentaro Emil Yamada among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Kentaro Emil Yamada, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stuart Brown, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031356376347
- David Campbell, MDSan Diego, CA 921031336176197
- Neil Choplin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031144205642
- Lawrence Cooper, MDSan Diego, CA 921031518939297
- Jonathan Crowston, M.D./PH.DSan Diego, CA 921031518992247
- Andrew Cu-Unjieng, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031164421400
- Russell Edwards, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031922003706
- Christopher Girkin, MDSan Diego, CA 921031891730073
Common questions
What is Kentaro Emil Yamada, MD's NPI number?
Kentaro Emil Yamada, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629047188, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kentaro Emil Yamada, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4094 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 299-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kentaro Emil Yamada, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A95387, 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 Kentaro Emil Yamada, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kentaro Emil Yamada, MD had 1,737 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.