Dr. David Tanaka , MD
Internal Medicine • Denver, CO
8111 E Lowry Blvd
Denver, CO 802307255
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. David Tanaka is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on November 2, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,118 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- G2211 — Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 471 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 341 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 181 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 3,489 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 389 prescription fills, including refills.
- Omeprazole — 181 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril — 161 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 82 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Denver, CO (2024, 144 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 451. Middle half: 134 to 910.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Colorado (2024, 857 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 536. Middle half: 228 to 1,054.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 670 in 2020 to 1,118 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
8111 E Lowry Blvd
Denver, CO 802307255
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Aurora, CO. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: University Physicians Incorporated. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Washington School Of Medicine
1983
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
338 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $56,945 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $38,118 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
8,855 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$319,798 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
Years since graduation
43 years (graduated 1983)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1983 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Tanaka has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Tanaka as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Denver and Colorado
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Denver, CO (2024, 144 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 451. Middle half: 134 to 910.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Colorado (2024, 857 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 536. Middle half: 228 to 1,054.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Denver, CO (2024, 144 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,909. Middle half: $14,816 to $65,131.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Colorado (2024, 857 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $50,687. Middle half: $22,052 to $86,505.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Denver, CO (2024, 144 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,567. Middle half: $10,855 to $48,182.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Colorado (2024, 857 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $36,967. Middle half: $16,464 to $63,849.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Denver, CO (2024, 251 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,378. Middle half: 164 to 3,585.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Colorado (2024, 1,068 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,260. Middle half: 102 to 4,471.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Denver, CO (2024, 251 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $112,061. Middle half: $8,479 to $321,227.
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Colorado (2024, 1,068 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $102,658. Middle half: $5,184 to $333,265.
493 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Denver, CO (2,048 in Colorado).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Denver
17.4% of these 493 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
46.2% of these 493 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 67% from 670 in 2020 to 1,118 in 2024.
- 2020: 670
- 2021: 786
- 2022: 642
- 2023: 670
- 2024: 1,118
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $55,547 in 2020 and $56,945 in 2024.
- 2020: $55,547
- 2021: $83,141
- 2022: $46,074
- 2023: $47,230
- 2024: $56,945
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $41,904 in 2020 and $38,118 in 2024.
- 2020: $41,904
- 2021: $62,348
- 2022: $30,359
- 2023: $32,498
- 2024: $38,118
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 35% from 2,592 in 2020 to 3,489 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,592
- 2021: 2,752
- 2022: 3,189
- 2023: 3,411
- 2024: 3,489
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 37% from 6,486 in 2020 to 8,855 in 2024.
- 2020: 6,486
- 2021: 6,837
- 2022: 8,039
- 2023: 8,294
- 2024: 8,855
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 222% from $99,401 in 2020 to $319,798 in 2024.
- 2020: $99,401
- 2021: $127,867
- 2022: $209,015
- 2023: $274,175
- 2024: $319,798
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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471 | 252 | $63.25 | $15.85 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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341 | 200 | $388.00 | $80.64 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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181 | 142 | $263.00 | $63.25 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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59 | 39 | $572.00 | $102.11 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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55 | 55 | $522.00 | $64.14 |
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99496
Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity
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11 | 11 | $765.00 | $89.20 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 389 | 34,497 | $3,292.99 | 130 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 181 | 15,456 | $2,910.18 | 62 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 161 | 14,287 | $832.91 | 58 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 153 | 13,657 | $735.04 | 62 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 142 | 12,382 | $1,483.37 | 54 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 134 | 11,666 | $1,886.75 | 48 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 110 | 9,698 | $1,951.93 | 38 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 109 | 4,778 | $1,212.11 | 39 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 108 | 9,655 | $1,152.28 | 43 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 76 | 6,747 | $1,159.50 | 32 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 68 | 6,049 | $272.61 | 24 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 59 | 4,565 | $732.50 | 24 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 58 | 5,085 | $349.06 | 24 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 58 | 3,470 | $67,208.84 | 15 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 55 | 4,564 | $388.73 | 16 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 54 | 3,717 | $1,253.89 | 18 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 54 | 1,277 | $722.60 | 21 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 50 | 3,190 | $1,029.29 | 20 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 49 | 4,270 | $786.33 | 18 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 46 | 2,142 | $70,547.71 | 15 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 44 | 3,043 | $714.33 | 16 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 43 | 3,810 | $326.14 | 14 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 43 | 1,129 | $160.66 | 14 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 42 | 3,210 | $319.96 | 11 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 39 | 776 | $1,239.46 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-05-01NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20040714000025
CO
8729066816
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Physicians Incorporated
12605 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 800452545
Phone: 7208480000
Secondary Practice Locations
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 800452545
Phone: 7208480000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Social Worker - Clinical
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 8111 E LOWRY BLVD, DENVER, CO 802307255 (Tel: 7208489500)
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: CO DR.0026566)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 12605 E 16TH AVE, AURORA, CO 800452545 (Tel: 7208480000)
Registered at PO BOX 110429, AURORA, CO 800420429 (Tel: 3034937000)
Recorded as DAVID TANAKA, MD
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: CO 26566)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Denver
- Dr. Matthew Applegate, MD
- Dr. Stephen Carmel, MD
- Dr. Daniel Witten, MD
- Dr. Amy Silverberg, MD
- Dr. Jeremy Long, MD
- Dr. Matthew Moles, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 110429
Aurora, CO 800420429
Phone: 3034937000