Taro Arai, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Havertown, PA
Taro Arai, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Havertown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518002393, issued on Feb 20, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD48802L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taro Arai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- MD48802L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 West Chester Pike, Havertown, PA 19083
- Phone
- (610) 446-7882
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 446-3316
- Medicaid ID
- 01669048 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100923000959); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1010 West Chester Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Francesca Digregorio, M.S.Mental Health Counselor1619570512
- Mark Jacobs, MDGastroenterology Physician1013943885
- Kristie Ressler, D.O.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1467646406
- Rita Ritsema, MDGastroenterology Physician1982621629
- Stephen Silver, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1740325513
Verify Taro Arai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD48802LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
350 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocortisone130 claims
- Procto-Med Hc47 claims
- Loperamide33 claims
- Tramadol Hcl33 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine16 claims
- Metronidazole14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tristate Colon And Rectal Associates PCHavertown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Taro Arai among 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Taro Arai, MD is one of 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 122 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Havertown → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Butcher, MDHavertown, PA 190831891716197
- Kristie Ressler, D.O.Havertown, PA 190831467646406
- Stephen Silver, MDHavertown, PA 190831740325513
- Lauren Kosinski, MDWynnewood, PA 190961184670721
- John Marks, MDWynnewood, PA 190961346212594
- Robert Noone, MDWynnewood, PA 190961881697845
- Henry Schoonyoung, M.D.Wynnewood, PA 190961578792461
- Kenneth Boyd, M.D.Media, PA 190631144226606
Common questions
What is Taro Arai, MD's NPI number?
Taro Arai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518002393, issued on Feb 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taro Arai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 West Chester Pike, Havertown, PA, 19083. Phone: (610) 446-7882. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taro Arai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD48802L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Taro Arai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taro Arai, MD had 350 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Taro Arai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.3 of 100. 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.