Takashi Hirase, MD, MPH
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA
Takashi Hirase, MD, MPH is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1205332475, issued on Apr 4, 2018. Check the license (California A197600, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Takashi Hirase
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- A197600 CA
321253 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250710001652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Takashi Hirase in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A197600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $7,734.32
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Takashi Hirase among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Takashi Hirase, MD, MPH is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 55 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Alex Jouflas, MDLa Jolla, CA 920931073141933
- Christopher LiuLa Jolla, CA 920931033812011
- Kevin Taniguchi, MDLa Jolla, CA 920931376047233
- Eugene Smoley, M.D.Rancho Santa Fe, CA 920911811255631
Common questions
What is Takashi Hirase, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Takashi Hirase, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205332475, issued on Apr 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Takashi Hirase, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Takashi Hirase, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number A197600, 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 Takashi Hirase, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Takashi Hirase, MD, MPH had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.