What is David Kawanishi's specialty?

David Kawanishi (NPI 1518944057) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Cardiology in Mission Viejo, CA.

Where does David Kawanishi practice?

David Kawanishi practices in Mission Viejo, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518944057.

How much does Medicare pay David Kawanishi?

David Kawanishi (NPI 1518944057) received approximately $246K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 524 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518944057

David KawanishiM.D.

Interventional CardiologyMission Viejo, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,071

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,714

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$230K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 324 Interventional Cardiology providers in CA — below median (cohort median 2,656).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

454

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$89K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium74 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium70 claims

Evolocumab55 claims

Ezetimibe52 claims

Valsartan42 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$321

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$321

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Kawanishi's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 65 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Steven Sorenson Diagnostic Radiology · Redlands, CA	298	838
Jeffrey Dym Diagnostic Radiology · Laguna Niguel, CA	271	624
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	168	486
HERREN ENTERPRISES INC	159	283
Navid Jahed Diagnostic Radiology · Mission Viejo, CA	151	324
Jackson Penry Diagnostic Radiology · Mission Viejo, CA	117	221
Tze Ip Cardiology · Mission Viejo, CA	115	276
Absalom Hepner Cardiology · Mission Viejo, CA	105	268
SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	77	169
Lynne Hung Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mission Viejo, CA	60	214
Eric Mervis Emergency Medicine · Orange, CA	57	113
Donald Rediker Interventional Cardiology · Mission Viejo, CA	51	137

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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