Terry L. Kaiura, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Pismo Beach, CA
Terry L. Kaiura, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pismo Beach, California, and NPI 1619924933, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (California A78273, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Terry L. Kaiura
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A78273 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 921 Oak Park Blvd, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
- Phone
- (805) 489-8286
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 489-7376
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110608000626); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 921 Oak Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Terry L. Kaiura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A78273Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,256 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate212 claims
- Moxifloxacin156 claims
- Latanoprost153 claims
- Restasis102 claims
- Cyclosporine98 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol59 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $91.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Hayashi Medical CorporationPismo Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
4 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Pismo Beach
They are 4 of the 240 NPPES records with a practice address in Pismo Beach, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 4 in Pismo Beach → All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Pismo Beach →
Other ophthalmology physician records in California
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- Jean-Paul Abboud, M.D., PH.D.Del Mar, CA1760776728
- Nizar Abdelfattah, MDPasadena, CA1801359393
- Parastou Abedi, MDAliso Viejo, CA1720067333
- Shahla Abedi, MDAliso Viejo, CA1467431072
- Lilit Ablabutyan, M.D.Glendale, CA1497013064
- Nathan Abraham, M.D.Valencia, CA1306224456
- James Abrams, M.D.San Bruno, CA1912903329
- Adam Abroms, MDWestlake Village, CA1497743702
Common questions
What is Terry L. Kaiura, M.D.'s NPI number?
Terry L. Kaiura, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619924933, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Terry L. Kaiura, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 921 Oak Park Blvd, Pismo Beach, CA, 93449. Phone: (805) 489-8286. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Terry L. Kaiura, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A78273, 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 Terry L. Kaiura, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Terry L. Kaiura, M.D. had 1,256 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Terry L. Kaiura, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.