NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tatsuo Kawai, MD PHD

Transplant Surgery Physician · Boston, MA

Tatsuo Kawai, MD PHD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1285656314, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 208430, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; 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
1285656314
Name
Tatsuo Kawai
Credential
MD PHD
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License numbers
208430 MA
042.0012768 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 724-9996
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 24, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 726-3713
Medicaid ID
0153851 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081126000236); 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 55 Fruit Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stephen Abraham, M.D.Specialist1487743316
  2. Nadia Ahmad, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1912198037
  3. Fayaz Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528245024
  4. John Albin, MD, PHDInfectious Disease Physician1528472644
  5. Mary Amatangelo, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1114191442
  6. Tian You An, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1801145792

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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  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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Tatsuo Kawai13
  2. Specialty average260

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 2 group practices

  1. Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
  2. The General Hospital CorporationBoston, MA

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

Tatsuo Kawai among 25 transplant surgery physician records in Massachusetts

Tatsuo Kawai, MD PHD is one of 25 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 1999 among the 20 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 25 transplant surgery physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yanik Bababekov, MD, MPHBoston, MA 021141700223963
  2. Shoko Kimura, MDBoston, MA 021141679950109
  3. Richard Teo, MDBoston, MA 021141437680576
  4. Katsuhiro Tomofuji, MD, PHDBoston, MA 021141538950498
  5. Heidi Yeh, MDBoston, MA 021141518902048
  6. Craig Lillehei, MDBoston, MA 021151285653766
  7. Stefan Tullius, MD PHDBoston, MA 021151659321156
  8. Khashayar VakiliBoston, MA 021151972771947

Common questions

What is Tatsuo Kawai, MD PHD's NPI number?

Tatsuo Kawai, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285656314, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tatsuo Kawai, MD PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 724-9996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tatsuo Kawai, MD PHD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 208430, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tatsuo Kawai, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tatsuo Kawai, MD PHD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. 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.

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