Matthew John Tafoya, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA
Matthew John Tafoya, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1679006498, issued on Apr 8, 2017. Check the license (California A162978, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew John Tafoya
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A162978 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1411 E 31St St, Oakland, CA 94602
- Phone
- (510) 437-4564
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew John Tafoya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A162978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
188 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen26 claims
- Ondansetron Odt24 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil12 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 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.
Matthew John Tafoya among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Matthew John Tafoya, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
247 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Oakland
They are 247 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Matthew John Tafoya, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew John Tafoya, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679006498, issued on Apr 8, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew John Tafoya, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 E 31St St, Oakland, CA, 94602. Phone: (510) 437-4564. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew John Tafoya, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A162978, 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 Matthew John Tafoya, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew John Tafoya, M.D. had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.