Michael Kakareka, DO
Neurological Surgery Physician · West Reading, PA
Michael Kakareka, DO is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1174948004, issued on Mar 1, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS024552, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Kakareka
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- OS024552 PA
5101026082 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA 19611
- Phone
- (484) 628-8900
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250319000522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 601 Spruce St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sara Bean, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1376190777
- Trudy Bush, CRNPNurse Practitioner1750348991
- Jennifer Capone-Brown, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1992570576
- Richard Close, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1295791382
- William Doyon, PH.D.Electroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1356999635
- Gavin Duffy, P.A.Physician Assistant1316017189
Verify Michael Kakareka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS024552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Methocarbamol11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $566.16
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tower Health Medical GroupWest Reading, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Kakareka among 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Michael Kakareka, DO is one of 447 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 447 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in West Reading → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Close, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111295791382
- Erin Graves, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111700312568
- Herman Lawson, MDWest Reading, PA 196111366589517
- Brandon Root, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111639437064
- Amber Valeri, DOWest Reading, PA 196111578957304
- Steven Schwartz, MDWyomissing, PA 196101932303658
- David Allen, MDReading, PA 196051881652733
- Kenneth Hill, M.D.Reading, PA 196051992921563
Common questions
What is Michael Kakareka, DO's NPI number?
Michael Kakareka, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174948004, issued on Mar 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Kakareka, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA, 19611. Phone: (484) 628-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Kakareka, DO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS024552, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Kakareka, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Kakareka, DO had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Kakareka, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.