Phillip R. Tacon, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Phillip R. Tacon, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1518586171, issued on Apr 14, 2020. Check the license (California A185471, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phillip R. Tacon
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- A185471 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 554-3300
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2020
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Phillip R. Tacon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A185471Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
131 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $299.01
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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.
Phillip R. Tacon among 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California
Phillip R. Tacon, MD is one of 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 95% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California.
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The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Heywood, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371285612457
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- Timothy Jordan, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371285165084
- Rola Khedraki, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371326466707
- Buba Marong, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371124523147
- Rajeev Mohan, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371841453081
- Christopher Vanichsarn, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291851658173
- Adrian Lai, MDEncinitas, CA 920241215390620
Common questions
What is Phillip R. Tacon, MD's NPI number?
Phillip R. Tacon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518586171, issued on Apr 14, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phillip R. Tacon, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phillip R. Tacon, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A185471, 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 Phillip R. Tacon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phillip R. Tacon, MD had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.