Richard Kakes, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Encino, CA
Richard Kakes, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1578674677, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California A61859, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Kakes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- A61859 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15910 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436
- Phone
- (818) 728-9877
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A618590 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091103000628); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Kakes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A61859Check 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
- Coachella Valley Anesthesia A Professional CorporationBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Kakes among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Richard Kakes, MD is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Encino
They are 47 of the 3,136 NPPES records with a practice address in Encino, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Anderson, M.D.Encino, CA 914361902859390
- Marilyn Duban, M.D.Encino, CA 914361902875982
- Joel Groden, M.D.Encino, CA 914361740236280
- Naguib Khan, M.D.Encino, CA 914361013983246
- Paul Konikoff, M.D.Encino, CA 914361033185657
- Chau Le, M.D.Encino, CA 914361164499851
- Teresita Matsunaga, M.D.Encino, CA 914361073575445
- Warren McKay, MDEncino, CA 914361760447072
Common questions
What is Richard Kakes, MD's NPI number?
Richard Kakes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578674677, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Kakes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15910 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA, 91436. Phone: (818) 728-9877. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Kakes, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A61859, 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.
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.