NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert James Tamai

Gastroenterology Physician · West Hills, CA

Robert James Tamai is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in West Hills, California, and NPI 1538525001, issued on Jan 13, 2016. Check the license (California A164258, 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
1538525001
Name
Robert James Tamai
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
A164258 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7345 Medical Center Dr Ste 420, West Hills, CA 91307
Phone
(818) 340-8252
Enumerated
Jan 13, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250801002889); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2018
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 7345 Medical Center Dr Ste 420

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Craig Gluckman, MDGastroenterology Physician1881942506
  2. Lina Hadj Smaine, DOFamily Medicine Physician1144707423
  3. Danny Issa, MDGastroenterology Physician1750631396
  4. Laura King, DOFamily Medicine Physician1730665795
  5. Mona Rezapour, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1841559580

Verify Robert James Tamai in five checks

  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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $38.72

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Conmed Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Tamai$38.72
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

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

Robert James Tamai among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California

Robert James Tamai is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in West Hills

They are 11 of the 708 NPPES records with a practice address in West Hills, and 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Calin Arimie, MDWest Hills, CA 913071831277847
  2. Ron Chitayat, MDWest Hills, CA 913071912008657
  3. Craig Gluckman, MDWest Hills, CA 913071881942506
  4. Paul Gulsrud, MDWest Hills, CA 913071801975966
  5. Stephen Herr, MDWest Hills, CA 913071326005091
  6. Danny Issa, MDWest Hills, CA 913071750631396
  7. Jonathan Matthew, MDWest Hills, CA 913071124085881
  8. Mona Rezapour, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071841559580

Common questions

What is Robert James Tamai's NPI number?

Robert James Tamai's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538525001, issued on Jan 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert James Tamai located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7345 Medical Center Dr Ste 420, West Hills, CA, 91307. Phone: (818) 340-8252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert James Tamai's license?

NPPES lists California license number A164258, 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.