Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1881843050, issued on Sep 12, 2008. Check the license (California A129847, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- A129847 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4060 4TH Ave Ste 700, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 299-8500
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2026
- Fax
- (619) 299-3370
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140707001447); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A129847Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen66 claims
- Ibuprofen23 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $103.78
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- California Orthopaedic Institute Medical Associates IncSan Diego, CA
- ON Call Specialists Medical Group OF San Diego IncSan Diego, CA
- San Diego Orthopaedic Associates Medical Group, Inc.San Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Reid Abrams, MDSan Diego, CA 921031548202245
- Gregory Balourdas, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031194856427
- Eric Hentzen, M.D. PH.D.San Diego, CA 921031245411180
- Matthew Meunier, MDSan Diego, CA 921031265470553
- Samantha Piper, MDSan Diego, CA 921111912235482
- Emily Skarda, MDLa Jolla, CA 920931710548300
- Matthew Shillito, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201538318548
- Michael Pomerantz, MDSan Diego, CA 921211356505705
Common questions
What is Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD's NPI number?
Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881843050, issued on Sep 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4060 4TH Ave Ste 700, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 299-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A129847, 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 Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.