Taiga Inoue, MD, MS
Internal Medicine Physician · Tehachapi, CA
Taiga Inoue, MD, MS is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tehachapi, California, and NPI 1174051130, issued on Jun 2, 2017. Check the license (California A202856, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taiga Inoue
- Credential
- MD, MS
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A202856 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20960 Sage LN, Tehachapi, CA 93561
- Phone
- (661) 823-2273
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251117000446); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 20960 Sage LN
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Verify Taiga Inoue in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A202856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,329 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium454 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium326 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium304 claims
- Metformin Hcl275 claims
- Lisinopril255 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate245 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: $879.98
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Taiga Inoue among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Taiga Inoue, MD, MS is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tehachapi
They are 8 of the 365 NPPES records with a practice address in Tehachapi, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mariana Revelo, MDTehachapi, CA 935611639171069
- Irene Sanchez-Esparza, MDTehachapi, CA 935611730228438
- Karandeep Singh, M.D.Tehachapi, CA 935611053715300
- Michael Vu, D.O.Tehachapi, CA 935611174725006
- Terry Warsaw, M.D.Tehachapi, CA 935611497801062
- Minu Ambika Rajendran, MDRidgecrest, CA 935551457912016
- Lawrence Cosner, MDRidgecrest, CA 935551851393813
- Kevin Flanigan, MDRidgecrest, CA 935551003987587
Common questions
What is Taiga Inoue, MD, MS's NPI number?
Taiga Inoue, MD, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174051130, issued on Jun 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taiga Inoue, MD, MS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20960 Sage LN, Tehachapi, CA, 93561. Phone: (661) 823-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taiga Inoue, MD, MS's license?
NPPES lists California license number A202856, 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 Taiga Inoue, MD, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taiga Inoue, MD, MS had 7,329 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.