NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Victor F. Tapson, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Victor F. Tapson, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1275693400, issued on Dec 11, 2006. Check the license (California G127944, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275693400
Name
Victor F. Tapson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
G127944 CA
38220 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
127 S San Vicente Blvd Ste A3600, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 248-8388
Enumerated
Dec 11, 2006
Record last updated
May 10, 2022
Fax
(310) 423-9587
Medicaid ID
8981574 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140321000350); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Hahneman Medical College Of The Pacific, 1982
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 127 S San Vicente Blvd Ste A3600

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

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  2. Donald Baril, MDVascular Surgery Physician1659576452
  3. Brian Bergeron, N.P.Acute Care Nurse Practitioner1306239660
  4. Sunita Boparai, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1275295479
  5. Katherine Brandmeyer, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1386422855
  6. Eric Braunstein, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1952728222

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.

  1. Victor Tapson19
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Xarelto17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $12,597.99

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Victor Tapson$12,598
  2. Specialty average$5,160

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Victor F. Tapson among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Victor F. Tapson, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohammad Ansari, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481164520581
  2. David Balfe, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481265410146
  3. Jeremy Falk, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481114953890
  4. Sara Ghandehari, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481245336270
  5. Jameel Hourani, DOLos Angeles, CA 900481356379580
  6. Michael Lewis, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481801824941
  7. Paul Noble, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481942286307
  8. Tanyalak Parimon, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481720090632

Common questions

What is Victor F. Tapson, MD's NPI number?

Victor F. Tapson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275693400, issued on Dec 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Victor F. Tapson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 127 S San Vicente Blvd Ste A3600, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 248-8388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Victor F. Tapson, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G127944, 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 Victor F. Tapson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Victor F. Tapson, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Victor F. Tapson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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