NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Taro Minami, M.D.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Pawtucket, RI

Taro Minami, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and NPI 1538275854, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island MD13349, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538275854
Name
Taro Minami
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
MD13349 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Memorial Hospital OF Rhode Island, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone
(401) 729-2636
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(401) 729-2157
Medicaid IDs
110087821A MA
TM81582 RI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100902000710); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Memorial Hospital OF Rhode Island

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  5. Janet Grace, PH.DClinical Neuropsychologist1942224639
  6. Joshua Lee, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1811003288

Verify Taro Minami in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
    Search for license MD13349    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

1,745 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 68% of claims.

  1. Taro Minami1,745
  2. Specialty average696

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta345 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa310 claims
  3. Ventolin Hfa107 claims
  4. Azithromycin106 claims
  5. Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate106 claims
  6. Prednisone96 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Affinity Physicians LLC.Warwick, RI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Taro Minami among 18 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Rhode Island

Taro Minami, M.D. is one of 18 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 11 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Rhode Island

There are 18 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Rhode Island.

All 18 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Pawtucket → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Ettensohn, MDPawtucket, RI 028601134186067
  2. Mutaz Labib, M.D.Pawtucket, RI 028601366592487
  3. Patricia Russo-Magno, MDPascoag, RI 028591184609422
  4. Elizabeth Manzo, MDNewport, RI 028401912050857
  5. Jason Graff, M.D.Narragansett, RI 028821316973100
  6. Michael Dacey, M.D.Warwick, RI 028861477529451
  7. John Cece, MDWarwick, RI 028881154393486
  8. Dona Bugov, M.D.Woonsocket, RI 028951518388677

Common questions

What is Taro Minami, M.D.'s NPI number?

Taro Minami, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538275854, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Taro Minami, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Memorial Hospital OF Rhode Island, Pawtucket, RI, 02860. Phone: (401) 729-2636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Taro Minami, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD13349, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Taro Minami, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Taro Minami, M.D. had 1,745 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.