NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristin Carrie Kanka, D.O.

Surgery Physician · Oakland, CA

Kristin Carrie Kanka, D.O. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1518296888, issued on Dec 16, 2009. Check the license (California 20A10440, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518296888
Name
Kristin Carrie Kanka
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
20A10440 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1411 E 31St St, Oakland, CA 94602
Phone
(510) 437-4089
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2009
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121019000505); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1411 E 31St St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shahram Aarabi, MDVascular Surgery Physician1972700458
  2. Marwan Abdelrahim, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1538693650
  3. Oluwayemisi Adejumo, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1699031179
  4. Tessa Adler, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558065524
  5. Omonivie Agboghidi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104576065
  6. Ruta AionoLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1518833375

Verify Kristin Carrie Kanka in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

83 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kristin Kanka83
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
  2. Ibuprofen16 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kristin Carrie Kanka among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Kristin Carrie Kanka, D.O. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Miriam Bullard, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021922150978
  2. Kelley Chuang, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021659530822
  3. Brynnen Forster, MDOakland, CA 946021639409006
  4. Rachel Gomez, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021023278132
  5. Alden Harken, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021225148398
  6. Elsa Hirvela, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021265575856
  7. Terrence Liu, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021205977345
  8. Emily Miraflor, MDOakland, CA 946021164658704

Common questions

What is Kristin Carrie Kanka, D.O.'s NPI number?

Kristin Carrie Kanka, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518296888, issued on Dec 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristin Carrie Kanka, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 E 31St St, Oakland, CA, 94602. Phone: (510) 437-4089. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristin Carrie Kanka, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A10440, 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 Kristin Carrie Kanka, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristin Carrie Kanka, D.O. had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.