What is Scott Tanaka's specialty?

Scott Tanaka (NPI 1881843050) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in San Diego, CA.

Where does Scott Tanaka practice?

Scott Tanaka practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881843050.

How much does Medicare pay Scott Tanaka?

Scott Tanaka (NPI 1881843050) received approximately $138K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 335 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881843050

Scott TanakaMD

Orthopedic SurgerySan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,186

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,725

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$100K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

107

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$664

Distinct drugs

Brand share

78.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen66 claims

Ibuprofen23 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

80.4

Quality

70.0

Cost

74.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.23%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$33

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$33

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$33

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Scott Tanaka'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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Chad Spears Physician Assistant · Carmichael, CA	41	110
Dennis Balough Physician Assistant · Carmichael, CA	32	44
RICHEY, MARK	28	68
Nick Majetich Interventional Cardiology · Carmichael, CA	26	69
Michael Hallenbeck Diagnostic Radiology · Grass Valley, CA	26	50
Michael Denton Physician Assistant · Carmichael, CA	24	40
Timothy Lee Cardiology · Carmichael, CA	22	53
FISHER, DANIEL	21	68
Paul Sasaura Orthopedic Surgery · Carmichael, CA	20	64
HAINES, PHILIP	18	53
Maria Parayno Nuclear Medicine · Duarte, CA	17	50
NPI 1295763514	16	128

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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