Pauline Tsai, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Washington, DC
Pauline Tsai, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1972707818, issued on Jun 13, 2007. Check the license (District of Columbia MD044418, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pauline Tsai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD044418 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2115 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
- Phone
- (202) 944-5357
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (202) 944-5404
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161031001043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pauline Tsai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
Search for license MD044418Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
378 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl51 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl36 claims
- Lamotrigine33 claims
- Trazodone Hcl33 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate23 claims
- Sertraline Hcl22 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): 76.6 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC
- Mgmc LLCWashington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pauline Tsai among 474 psychiatry physician records in District of Columbia
Pauline Tsai, M.D. is one of 474 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 25% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
467 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Washington
They are 467 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 474 psychiatry physician records in District of Columbia.
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Common questions
What is Pauline Tsai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Pauline Tsai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972707818, issued on Jun 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pauline Tsai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2115 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20007. Phone: (202) 944-5357. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pauline Tsai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD044418, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Pauline Tsai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pauline Tsai, M.D. had 378 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pauline Tsai, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 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.