NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Monica Lau Katamura, MD

Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Madera, CA

Monica Lau Katamura, MD is an adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Madera, California, and NPI 1487996492, issued on Mar 18, 2013. Check the license (California C176845, 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
1487996492
Name
Monica Lau Katamura
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RA0000X
License numbers
C176845 CA
284726 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9300 Valley Childrens PL # 01, Madera, CA 93636
Phone
(559) 353-6425
Enumerated
Mar 18, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2022
Fax
(559) 353-6441
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230801001310); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2013
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,639 among the 177 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Monica Katamura14
  2. Specialty average3,639

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $15.70

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 96 providers of this specialty with any payment received $515.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Monica Katamura$15.70
  2. Specialty average$515.93

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

  1. Valley Childrens Medical GroupModesto, CA

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

Monica Lau Katamura among 30 adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Monica Lau Katamura, MD is one of 30 adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 12 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 30 adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nagabhushana Malakkla, MDFresno, CA 937031326149006
  2. Gursharan Saini, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111518015288
  3. Arturo Abalos, MDDelano, CA 932151801988142
  4. Lofty Basta, MDSan Francisco, CA 941031730314378
  5. Leman Yel, MDOrange, CA 928681275627531
  6. Jennifer Lai, MDFremont, CA 945381255310140
  7. Barton Billeci, MDIrvine, CA 926041154407237
  8. Sina Bakhshaei, M.D.Temecula, CA 925921285253237

Common questions

What is Monica Lau Katamura, MD's NPI number?

Monica Lau Katamura, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487996492, issued on Mar 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Monica Lau Katamura, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9300 Valley Childrens PL # 01, Madera, CA, 93636. Phone: (559) 353-6425. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Monica Lau Katamura, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C176845, 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 Monica Lau Katamura, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Monica Lau Katamura, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 3,639. 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.