NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leslie Kazue Tamura, D.O.

Hospitalist Physician · Sacramento, CA

Leslie Kazue Tamura, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1821482183, issued on Mar 25, 2015. Check the license (California 20A16248, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821482183
Name
Leslie Kazue Tamura
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
20A16248 CA
125067270 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3000 Q St FL 3, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone
(916) 453-4966
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 739-1269
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181010002607); 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 3000 Q St FL 3

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

  1. Margherita Aikman, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1881972669
  2. Mutaal Akhter, MDHospitalist Physician1184263576
  3. Zaida AlbarracinInternal Medicine Physician1467879304
  4. Tierney Allen, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1598129264
  5. Felipe Arredondo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407352883
  6. Nitu Aryal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1083870968

Verify Leslie Kazue Tamura 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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12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

459 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leslie Tamura459
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
  2. Furosemide22 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
  5. Prednisone17 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dignity Health Medical FoundationSacramento, CA

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

Leslie Kazue Tamura among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Leslie Kazue Tamura, D.O. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gagan Badhwar, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958161093846792
  2. Mark Burniston, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161235236316
  3. Hung Chan, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161437256864
  4. Jatinder Chana, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161235244922
  5. Jamal Haleem, MDSacramento, CA 958161568422079
  6. Bianca Harabor, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161699981654
  7. Joshua Hoffman, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161124120878
  8. Stephen Jerwers, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958161760490221

Common questions

What is Leslie Kazue Tamura, D.O.'s NPI number?

Leslie Kazue Tamura, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821482183, issued on Mar 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leslie Kazue Tamura, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Q St FL 3, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 453-4966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leslie Kazue Tamura, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A16248, 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 Leslie Kazue Tamura, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leslie Kazue Tamura, D.O. had 459 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Leslie Kazue Tamura, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.

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