Yusuke Kihira, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · San Luis Obispo, CA
Yusuke Kihira, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1821550013, issued on Apr 5, 2019. Check the license (California E5857, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yusuke Kihira
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License numbers
- E5857 CA
SC007043 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1551 Bishop St Ste 310C, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 543-7788
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2022
- Fax
- (805) 543-7828
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220617002033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yusuke Kihira in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E5857Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
251 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ciclopirox48 claims
- Cephalexin31 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl16 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): 95.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $138.57
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Chris M Byrne Dpm IncSan Luis Obispo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yusuke Kihira among 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California
Yusuke Kihira, DPM is one of 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2010 among the 970 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California.
All 1,248 in California → Every provider in San Luis Obispo → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Byrne, DPMSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011982701272
- Brandon Slade, DPMSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011154576239
- Lant Abernathy, DPMSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051275198368
- Nick Gunasayan, D.P.M.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051417903337
- Nathan Ecklund, DPMArroyo Grande, CA 934201831225549
- Nickolas Grimes, DPMArroyo Grande, CA 934201013594308
- Steven Clark, DPMNipomo, CA 934441114952462
- Thomas Vincent, D.P.M.Nipomo, CA 934441881621639
Common questions
What is Yusuke Kihira, DPM's NPI number?
Yusuke Kihira, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821550013, issued on Apr 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yusuke Kihira, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1551 Bishop St Ste 310C, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 543-7788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yusuke Kihira, DPM's license?
NPPES lists California license number E5857, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Yusuke Kihira, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yusuke Kihira, DPM had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yusuke Kihira, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.
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.