Melissa Lucero Tanaka, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Melissa Lucero Tanaka, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1184203408, issued on Apr 5, 2021. Check the license (New York 330817, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Lucero Tanaka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 330817 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 506 6TH St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Phone
- (718) 780-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240701001380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Lucero Tanaka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 330817Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kings Physician Services PCBrooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Lucero Tanaka among 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York
Melissa Lucero Tanaka, MD is one of 5,795 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in New York. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
718 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Brooklyn
They are 718 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Lucero Tanaka, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Lucero Tanaka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184203408, issued on Apr 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Lucero Tanaka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 6TH St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Phone: (718) 780-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Lucero Tanaka, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 330817, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.