Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · New Orleans, LA
Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1639436199, issued on Apr 20, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana 207182, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 207182 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-4070
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2025
- Fax
- (504) 842-3124
- Medicaid ID
- 2000952542 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250211002922); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 207182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
334 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 113 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt102 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen96 claims
- Cephalexin69 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 79.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $794.14
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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 one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka among 56 plastic surgery physician records in Louisiana
Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka, MD is one of 56 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 24 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 56 plastic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Lawrence Lin, MDNew Orleans, LA 701181932769270
- Mark Stalder, MDNew Orleans, LA 701181558685578
- John Church, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151336298439
- Christopher GoodenoughNew Orleans, LA 701151477997815
- Russell Hendrick, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151841459369
Common questions
What is Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka, MD's NPI number?
Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639436199, issued on Apr 20, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-4070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 207182, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka, MD had 334 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shoichiro Alberto Tanaka, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.